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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Woolworths Milk Chocolate Liquorice Bullets 200g
Is Woolworths Milk Chocolate Liquorice Bullets 200g low tox? Our scanner flagged 1 ingredient (1 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
1 caution
1 ingredient flagged
What we flagged
Full ingredients (from label)
Liquorice Centre (65%) (Glucose Syrup, Wheat Flour, Molasses, Treacle, Sugar, Water, Wheat Fibre, Liquorice Extract (1%), Sunflower Oil, Natural Colour (Caramelised Sugar), Aniseed Oil, Salt, Emulsifier (471))Milk Chocolate (35%) (Sugar, Milk Solids, Cocoa Butter<sup>?</sup>, Cocoa Mass<sup>?</sup>, Vegetable Oil, Emulsifiers (322 (Soy), 476), Natural Flavour)Glazing Agents (414, 904).<p class="MsoNormal">?Rainforest Alliance Certified. Find out more at ra.org
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.
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