amber
E222
Documented MCAS, asthma and migraine trigger in sensitive individuals.
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TRADITIONAL FRUIT MINCE PIES
Is coles TRADITIONAL FRUIT MINCE PIES low tox? Our scanner flagged 2 ingredients (2 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
2 caution
2 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
amber
E466
The 2015 Chassaing et al. study in Nature showed this emulsifier disrupts gut microbiota and induces low-grade inflammation.
Full ingredients (from label)
this product contains 21% fruit. pastry [wheat flour, sugar, margarine (veahle oils (palm coconut oil), water, salt, emulsifiers (222 (soy), 471), oil* (carotene), antioxidant (307b (soy))), water. fgg replacer štabiliser (412), acidity regulator (330, 450), salt, raising skim milk powder, salt, raising agents (sodium carbonates, 450), acidity regulator (263)]fruit mince filling (43.5%] [sultanas (34%), reconstituted apple (16%), sugar, humectants (422, 420), citrus peel (lemon, orange, lime), stabilisers (1442, 460, 466), canola oil, salt, acidity regulators (260, 330), mixed spice, preservative (potassium sorbate), natural flavouring]. ** contributes to the production of sustainable palmoil. allergy advice containe s containing gia .7708
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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