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Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Creme Pies
Little Debbie
Barcode 024300045677
AVOIDIs Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Creme Pies safe?
Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Creme Pies by Little Debbie is rated AVOID by BannedPantry: its label lists 9 ingredients that are banned or restricted outside the US — Red 40 (EU (warning label required), UK (warning label required)); Titanium Dioxide (EU (banned as food additive), UK (still permitted)); Yellow 5 (EU (warning label required), UK (warning label required)); Caramel Color III (California (Prop 65 - via 4-MEI contaminant), EU (authorized, restricted uses)); Sodium Aluminum Phosphate (EU); Yellow 6 (EU (warning label required), UK (warning label required)); Annatto Norbixin (EU (authorized, restricted uses)); Propylene Glycol (EU); TBHQ (Japan). All of them are still legal to sell in the US.
Flagged ingredients (9)
Red 40high
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.
Titanium Dioxidehigh
Banned or restricted in: EU (banned as food additive), UK (still permitted)
The EU banned titanium dioxide (E171) as a food additive from 7 Aug 2022 after EFSA could not exclude genotoxicity; it remains permitted only in medicines pending review. Still permitted in US food.
Yellow 5high
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'.
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Full ingredient list
CORN SYRUP, ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, BARLEY MALT, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), PALM AND SOYBEAN OILS WITH TBHQ AND CITRIC ACID TO PROTECT FLAVOR, SUGAR, WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS, WATER, DEXTROSE, MOLASSES, RAISIN PASTE, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), WHEY, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, CORN STARCH, CARAMEL COLOR, YELLOW 5 LAKE, SORBIC ACID (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS), MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, DRIED EGGS, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, BLUE 2 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, YELLOW 6 LAKE, POLYSORBATE 60, SOY FLOUR, DRIED EGG WHITES, ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER, CITRIC ACID, COCOA, POLYSORBATE 80, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOSTEARATE, RICE FLOUR, SODIUM CITRATE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, SOYBEAN OIL, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR), TURMERIC EXTRACT (COLOR)
Common questions
Is Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Creme Pies banned in the United States?
No — every ingredient in Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Creme Pies is currently legal to sell in the US. However, Red 40, Titanium Dioxide, Yellow 5, Caramel Color III, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Yellow 6, Annatto Norbixin, Propylene Glycol, TBHQ are banned or restricted in other regions: Red 40 (EU (warning label required), UK (warning label required)); Titanium Dioxide (EU (banned as food additive), UK (still permitted)); Yellow 5 (EU (warning label required), UK (warning label required)); Caramel Color III (California (Prop 65 - via 4-MEI contaminant), EU (authorized, restricted uses)); Sodium Aluminum Phosphate (EU); Yellow 6 (EU (warning label required), UK (warning label required)); Annatto Norbixin (EU (authorized, restricted uses)); Propylene Glycol (EU); TBHQ (Japan).
Which ingredients in Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Creme Pies are flagged?
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. Titanium Dioxide: The EU banned titanium dioxide (E171) as a food additive from 7 Aug 2022 after EFSA could not exclude genotoxicity; it remains permitted only in medicines pending review. Still permitted in US food. 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'. Caramel Color III: E150c (ammonia caramel) is authorized in the EU under Reg (EC) 1333/2008 Annex II. The Prop 65 link is indirect: the listed carcinogen is 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), a contaminant, listed effective Jan 7 2011 (NSRL 29 ug/day); caramel colour itself is not listed. Plus 5 more — see the full list above.
What does the AVOID rating mean?
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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