amber
E250
Documented migraine trigger via vasoactive nitric-oxide pathway.
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Home Chef Quiche Lorraine Chilled Meal 200g
Is Home Chef Quiche Lorraine Chilled Meal 200g 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
E407
Gut inflammation concerns; contested in research literature but worth a trial of avoidance for IBS.
Full ingredients (from label)
Egg Filling (65%) WaterEgg (17%)Bacon (16.5%)(Pork, Water, Tapioca Starch, Salt, Mineral Salts ( 451,450), Sugar, Antioxidant (316), Dextrose, So di um Nitrite (250), Liquid Smoke, Acidity Regulat ors (325,262))Cheddar Cheese (8%) (Milk, Salt, N on- Animal Rennet)Roasted Onion (Onion, Canola, Salt ,)Thickened Cream (Cream (Milk), Thickener (412, 407), Dried Full Cream Milk, Thickener (1442 ),Oat Fibre, Psyllium, Salt, Pepper, Chives, Short crust Pastry (35%) Wheat Flour, Water, VegetableS horte ning (Palm Oil**, Antioxidant (307b)), Butter ((Ra ising Agents (500, 450), Wheaten Corn Flour (Wheat )), Milk Solids (Milk), Salt **Contributes tothe p roduction of sustainable palm 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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