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AVOIDButterfinger Bar is rated AVOID by BannedPantry: its label lists 2 ingredients that are banned or restricted outside the US — BHT (EU, UK); Carrageenan (EU). 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
Not authorised for use in EU infant formula (food category 13.1.1 / infants under 16 weeks) under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008; permitted in other foods and used more broadly in the US.
Same category, none of the flagged ingredients.
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Corn syrup, sugar, peanuts, palm oil, skim milk, less than 2% of: cocoa, molasses, salt, soy lecithin, milk, sodium bicarbonate, carrageenan, milk protein concentrate. Coating: sugar, palm oil, cocoa (processed with alkali), modified palm oil, skim milk, soy lecithin, salt, natural flavor. BHT added to packaging material for freshness.
No — every ingredient in Butterfinger Bar is currently legal to sell in the US. However, BHT, Carrageenan are banned or restricted in other regions: BHT (EU, UK); Carrageenan (EU).
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. Carrageenan: Not authorised for use in EU infant formula (food category 13.1.1 / infants under 16 weeks) under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008; permitted in other foods and used more broadly in the US.
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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