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AVOIDMike and Ike Original Fruits Candy is rated AVOID by BannedPantry: its label lists 2 ingredients that are banned or restricted outside the US — Red 40 (EU (warning label required), UK (warning label required)); Yellow 5 (EU (warning label required), UK (warning label required)). All of them are still legal to sell in the US.
Banned or restricted in: EU (warning label required), UK (warning label required)
Southampton Six colour (Allura Red, E129): EU-AUTHORISED but foods containing it must carry the label 'may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children'. Many manufacturers reformulate for the EU/UK instead.
Banned or restricted in: EU (warning label required), UK (warning label required)
Southampton Six colour (tartrazine, E102): EU-AUTHORISED but foods must carry the label 'may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children'.
Same category, none of the flagged ingredients.
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Sugar, corn syrup, modified food starch, fruit juice from concentrate (pear, strawberry, lime, lemon, orange), citric acid, natural and artificial flavors, mineral oil, carnauba wax, confectioner's glaze, Yellow 5, Red 40, Blue 1.
No — every ingredient in Mike and Ike Original Fruits Candy is currently legal to sell in the US. However, Red 40, Yellow 5 are banned or restricted in other regions: Red 40 (EU (warning label required), UK (warning label required)); Yellow 5 (EU (warning label required), UK (warning label required)).
Red 40: Southampton Six colour (Allura Red, E129): EU-AUTHORISED but foods containing it must carry the label 'may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children'. Many manufacturers reformulate for the EU/UK instead. Yellow 5: Southampton Six colour (tartrazine, E102): EU-AUTHORISED but foods must carry the label 'may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children'.
BannedPantry checks each labeled ingredient against food and cosmetic safety standards from the EU, UK, Canada, Japan, and California, with a citation for every flag. AVOID means at least one labeled ingredient is banned or restricted by a major overseas regulator, or is high-severity under our methodology. Ratings are never influenced by brands.
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