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AVOIDQuaker Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bar is rated AVOID by BannedPantry: its label lists 3 ingredients that are banned or restricted outside the US — BHT (EU, UK); High Fructose Corn Syrup (EU (tax/restricted)); Sorbitol (EU, UK). All of them are still legal to sell in the US.
Banned or restricted in: EU, UK
EU/UK authorise BHT (E321) only in specified foods at limited maximum levels under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 and not in foods for infants/young children; the US permits broader GRAS use.
Banned or restricted in: EU (tax/restricted)
EU imposes production quotas and taxes on isoglucose; linked to obesity, insulin resistance, and fatty liver.
Banned or restricted in: EU, UK
The EU and UK require the polyol laxative warning on foods with more than 10% added polyols (Reg (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex III); the US mandates no equivalent label. Sorbitol (E420) is otherwise authorized in both.
Same category, none of the flagged ingredients.
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Granola (rolled oats, brown sugar, crisp rice [rice, sugar, salt, malt extract], whole grain rolled wheat, canola oil, salt, baking soda, soy lecithin), chocolate chips (sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla), corn syrup, rice flour, sugar, glycerin, sorbitol, high fructose corn syrup, soybean oil, water, dextrose, calcium carbonate, niacinamide, zinc and iron, artificial flavor, BHT (to preserve freshness).
No — every ingredient in Quaker Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bar is currently legal to sell in the US. However, BHT, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sorbitol are banned or restricted in other regions: BHT (EU, UK); High Fructose Corn Syrup (EU (tax/restricted)); Sorbitol (EU, UK).
BHT: EU/UK authorise BHT (E321) only in specified foods at limited maximum levels under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 and not in foods for infants/young children; the US permits broader GRAS use. High Fructose Corn Syrup: EU imposes production quotas and taxes on isoglucose; linked to obesity, insulin resistance, and fatty liver. Sorbitol: The EU and UK require the polyol laxative warning on foods with more than 10% added polyols (Reg (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex III); the US mandates no equivalent label. Sorbitol (E420) is otherwise authorized in both.
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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