amber
E476
Castor-oil-derived emulsifier ubiquitous in compound chocolate. Same gut-barrier concerns as the other Chassaing-class emulsifiers.
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Arnott's Cream Favourites Assorted Biscuits 500g
Is Arnott's Cream Favourites Assorted Biscuits 500g low tox? Our scanner flagged 4 ingredients (4 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
4 caution
4 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
amber
Carmine
Insect-derived red colour. Documented IgE allergen with anaphylaxis case reports.
DiCello et al. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 1999 (carmine anaphylaxis)
amber
Sunset Yellow Fcf
Hyperactivity link in childhood studies; warnings required in EU.
amber
Tartrazine
Implicated in childhood hyperactivity (Southampton study) and MCAS reactions.
Full ingredients (from label)
BISCUITS: Wheat FlourSugarVegetable Oil (Antioxidant (E307b From Soy))Compound Chocolate (Sugar, Milk Solids, Vegetable Oil, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Powder, Flavour, Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, E492, E476))Jam (Sugar, Apple Puree, Glucose, Raspberry Juice, Food Colour (Carmine), Gelling Agent (Pectin), Food Acids (E330, E331), Flavour)Desiccated CoconutWheat StarchOatsCocoa PowderGolden SyrupSaltBaking PowderMilk SolidsEggsHoneyFood Colours (Caramel III, Sunset Yellow FCF, Tartrazine)Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin)Orange OilFlavourLemon Oil.
How this analysis is generated
Each ingredient on this product's published label is matched against our 237 source-cited chemical rules, each documenting a concern from peer-reviewed research and regulatory sources. Severity tiers:
- Avoid (red) — banned or restricted in the EU, UK or Canada but still legal in the US, IARC-listed, or strong contact-allergen evidence.
- Caution (amber) — regulatory caution, contamination risk, or condition-specific irritant.
- Mild (green) — low concern but commonly avoided in low-tox formulations.
Each flag links to its primary chemical-level source, and each condition pill links to a PubMed-indexed paper that discusses the chemical class in the context of that condition. Every citation is a real peer-reviewed paper — we don't link to Wikipedia or PubMed search pages. Some pairs use a topically-broad paper (e.g. a fragrance-allergen patch-test review) rather than a single-pair study where the literature is thin. The full evidence chain (chemical → mechanism → condition → paper) is one click away.
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