Is Starburst Starburst Original Fruit Chews safe?
No — Avoid
Starburst Starburst Original Fruit Chews is rated AVOID by BannedPantry's banned-ingredient scanner. It contains additives that are banned, restricted, or warning-labeled in the EU, UK, Canada, or Japan but legally sold in the US. See the full ingredient breakdown and safer swaps below.
Full ingredient label
Corn syrup, sugar, hydrogenated palm kernel oil; less than 2% of: citric acid, tapioca dextrin, gelatin, apple juice from concentrate, confectioner's glaze, natural and artificial flavors, carnauba wax, coloring (Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1).
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