amber
E120
Insect-derived red colour. Documented IgE allergen with anaphylaxis case reports.
DiCello et al. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 1999 (carmine anaphylaxis)
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woolworths cocktail sausages
Is woolworths cocktail sausages low tox? Our scanner flagged 3 ingredients (3 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
3 caution
3 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
amber
E250
Documented migraine trigger via vasoactive nitric-oxide pathway.
amber
Sulphites
Documented MCAS, asthma and migraine trigger in sensitive individuals.
Full ingredients (from label)
chicken (77%)waterrice flouracidity regulator (326)saltsoy proteinmineral salts (450, 451, 339, 500)edible casing (bovine origin, colours (120, 172))dextrosethickener (415)antioxidant (316)spice extracts (pepper, paprika, capsicum, coriander)yeast extractpreservative (250)flavourgarliccontains: soymay be present: milksulphites100% satisfaction guaranteed if you're not 100% happy with your purchasewe'll replace or refundmade in new zealand from local and imported ingredientspacked for woolworths 80 favona roadmangereaucklan bag orgnz
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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