amber
E250
Documented migraine trigger via vasoactive nitric-oxide pathway.
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Lean Cuisine Chicken Carbonara 280g
Is Lean Cuisine Chicken Carbonara 280g 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)
Carbonara Sauce (38%) (Water, Onion, Cream (8%) (Milk), Spring Onion, Milk Solids, Parmesan Cheese ( Milk), Thickener (1422), Bacon (3%) (Mineral Salts (451, 450), Antioxidant (316), Preservative (250) ), Salt, Cheddar Cheese (Milk), Low Fat Cheese (Mi lk), Natural Flavours (Milk), Sugar, Spices, Herb)Cooked Fettuccine (33%) (Water, Durum Wheat Semo lina, Vegetable Oil)Mushroom (21%)Marinated Co oked Chicken (7%) (RSPCA Approved Australian Chick en (75%), Water, Salt, Thickener (407, 407a, 415), Sugar, Natural Flavour (Milk) (Acidity Regulator (270)), Citrus Fibre, Mineral Salts (508, 451, 450 )).
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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