amber
E471
Industrial fatty-acid emulsifier shown to disrupt gut mucus barrier and microbiome in mouse models. Ubiquitous in baked goods and chocolate.
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Nanna's Rhubarb & Apple Crumble 550g
Is Nanna's Rhubarb & Apple Crumble 550g 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
E223
Documented MCAS, asthma and migraine trigger in sensitive individuals.
Full ingredients (from label)
Rhubarb (20%)Apples (16%)(Red and/or Green Apples, Acidity Regulator (300), Mineral Salt (509))SugarAustralian Wheat FlourWaterMargarine (Vegetable Oils and/or Animal Fats, Water, Salt, Emulsifiers (471, 322 (Soy)), 435)Acidity Regulators (330, 331)Antioxidant (307b)FlavourColour (160a))Thickeners (1422, 401)Oats (1%)Desiccated Coconut (Coconut, Preservative (223))Acidity Regulators (330, 331)CinnamonDextroseNatural Colours (Beetroot Powder)Flavour.
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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