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CAUTIONSlim Jim Original Smoked Snack Sticks is rated CAUTION by BannedPantry: its label lists 1 ingredient that is banned or restricted outside the US — Sodium Nitrite (EU, UK). All of them are still legal to sell in the US.
Banned or restricted in: EU, UK
Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2108 lowered the maximum permitted levels of sodium nitrite (E250) in cured/meat products to reduce nitrosamine formation; US limits are higher.
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Beef, pork, mechanically separated chicken, water, corn syrup, salt, spices, dextrose, paprika, flavoring, sodium nitrite, lactic acid starter culture.
No — every ingredient in Slim Jim Original Smoked Snack Sticks is currently legal to sell in the US. However, Sodium Nitrite is banned or restricted in other regions: Sodium Nitrite (EU, UK).
Sodium Nitrite: Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2108 lowered the maximum permitted levels of sodium nitrite (E250) in cured/meat products to reduce nitrosamine formation; US limits are higher.
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. CAUTION means one or more labeled ingredients are restricted (but not outright banned) by a major overseas regulator. Ratings are never influenced by brands.
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