amber
E635
MSG-family flavour enhancer (mix of E627 + E631). Always paired with MSG.
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Shapes Originals Cheese & Bacon
Is Arnott's Shapes Originals Cheese & Bacon low tox? Our scanner flagged 3 ingredients (3 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
3 caution
3 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
amber
E481
Industrial dough conditioner / emulsifier. Same Chassaing-class concerns for gut-barrier disruption.
amber
E133 Or E120
Coal-tar derived dye; absorbed through compromised gut barrier.
Full ingredients (from label)
FLAVOURED BISCUITS Wheat FlourVegetable OilCheese (11%) (Milk Solids, Sali)StarchSaltYeast Extract (Contains Barle, Wheat)YeastSugarVegetable Extract (Contains Soy, Maize)Raising Agents (E341, E500)Milk SolidsWorcestershire Sauce (Contains Wheat)Onion PowderFlavourFlavour Enhancer (E635)Yeast ExtractVegetable PowderEmulsifiers (E481, E322 From Soy)BaconFood Acid (E330)Colours (E124, E160b, E133 or E120, E163)Antioxidants (E306 From Soy, E304)Malt Extract (From Barley). MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF EGGNUT AND SESAME.
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.
This is automated analysis of a published label, not medical advice — always verify the label yourself before changing products. Methodology and source list at scan.lowtoxgear.com.