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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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Woolworths Soft & Glazed Milk Buns 4 pack
Is Woolworths Soft & Glazed Milk Buns 4 pack low tox? Our scanner flagged 4 ingredients (4 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
4 caution
4 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
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E476
Castor-oil-derived emulsifier ubiquitous in compound chocolate. Same gut-barrier concerns as the other Chassaing-class emulsifiers.
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E481
Industrial dough conditioner / emulsifier. Same Chassaing-class concerns for gut-barrier disruption.
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E472E
Bread-conditioning emulsifier in the diglyceride family flagged by Chassaing 2015; sensitisation reported in case studies.
Full ingredients (from label)
Wheat Flour (Thiamin, Folic Acid)WaterSugarMilk Powder (2.5%)EggMargarine (Water, Vegetable Oil, Sugar, Emulsifier (471, 476), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Antioxidant (307))YeastCultured Wheat FlourVegetable OilSaltBread_Improver (Mineral Salt (Calcium Carbonate, 516), Soy Flour, Emulsifier (481, 472e), Acidity Regulator (Ascorbic Acid), Enzyme (920), Malted Wheat Flour, Enzyme)VinegarBread_Improver (Wheat Flour, Soy Flour, Mineral Salt (Calcium Carbonate), Emulsifier (471), Enzyme)Bread_Improver (Wheat Flour, Enzyme (920)).
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.