amber
E223
Documented MCAS, asthma and migraine trigger in sensitive individuals.
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Woolworths Indulgent Mini Dessert Cake Selection 20 pack
Is Woolworths Indulgent Mini Dessert Cake Selection 20 pack 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
E471
Industrial fatty-acid emulsifier shown to disrupt gut mucus barrier and microbiome in mouse models. Ubiquitous in baked goods and chocolate.
Full ingredients (from label)
LemonCurd(16%)(Sugar,Water,Butter,LemonJuice(223)E ggPowder,Thickener(1422)AcidityRegulator(330)Prese rvative(202)LemonOil,NatColour(160a)Sugar,BakersFl our(WheatFlour,Thiamine,FolicAcid)NeufchatelCheese (Milk,Cream,Salt,Stabilisers(410,412)StarterCultur e)AppleFilling(Apple,Sugar,Water,ModifiedStarch(14 22)Cinnamon,FoodAcid(300,330)Preservative(202)Cake Marg(VegFatsandOils,Water,Salt,Emulsifiers(SoyLeci thin,435)MilkSolids,Acidityregulators(331,330)Antioxidant(307bSoy)(160a)Cream,Pastry(WheatFlour,Marg (AnimalFat,Water,VegOil,Salt,Emulsifier(471)flavour,Emulsifier(322)AcidityRegulator(500)Antioxidant( 307b),FoodAcid(330)Colour(160a)Sugar,Water,Raising Agent(920)SourCream(PasteurisedCream,Pectin,MilkSo lids,SourCreamCultures)Mudcake(WheatFlour,Maltodextrin,Sugar,CocoaPowder,EggPowder,VegFat(VegOil,Emu lsifiers(471,477)Antioxidant(307)RasingAgents(450, 500)Salt,MilkSolids,WheatStarch,VegGum(412,415)Sal
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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