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Cheese MIX
Munchies
Barcode 028400025287
AVOIDIs Cheese MIX safe?
Cheese MIX by Munchies is rated AVOID by BannedPantry: its label lists 4 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)); Monosodium Glutamate (EU (not permitted in infant/young-child foods)); Yellow 6 (EU (warning label required), UK (warning label required)). All of them are still legal to sell in the US.
Flagged ingredients (4)
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.
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'.
Monosodium Glutamatemedium
Banned or restricted in: EU (not permitted in infant/young-child foods)
Glutamates (E620-625) are not permitted in EU foods for infants and young children except where Annex II of Regulation (EC) 1333/2008 specifically provides. EFSA's 2017 re-evaluation set a group ADI. Permitted in general foods in the US and EU.
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Full ingredient list
doritos nacho cheese flavored tortilla chips corn, vegetable oil (sunflower, canola, and/or corn o maltodextrin (made from corn), and less than 2% of th following: salt, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, sa enzymes), whey, monosodium glutamate, buttermilk, rom cheese (part-skim cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzyme romano cheese (cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes protein concentrate, onion powder, corn flour, natujr artificial flavors, dextrose, tomato powder, lactose sp artificial color (yellow 6, yellow 5, red 40), lactic acid, ctrica sugar, garlic powder, skim milk, red and green bell per powder, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, potassiun chloride, and sodium caseinate. cheetos crunchy cheese flavored snacks enriched corn meal (corn meal, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamn mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (corn, canola and/or sunflower oil), cheese seasoning (whey, cheddar cheese imilk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], canola oil, maltodextrin made from corn), natural and arti̇ficial flavors, salt, whey protein concentrate, monosodium glutamate, lactic acid, citrig acid. artificial color [yellow 6), and salt. rold gold tiny twists pretzels salt, enzymes), onion powder, buttermilk, potassium chlurile homano cheese (cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), yes extract, lactose, paprika extracts sod wixs
Common questions
Is Cheese MIX banned in the United States?
No — every ingredient in Cheese MIX is currently legal to sell in the US. However, Red 40, Yellow 5, Monosodium Glutamate, Yellow 6 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)); Monosodium Glutamate (EU (not permitted in infant/young-child foods)); Yellow 6 (EU (warning label required), UK (warning label required)).
Which ingredients in Cheese MIX 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. 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'. Monosodium Glutamate: Glutamates (E620-625) are not permitted in EU foods for infants and young children except where Annex II of Regulation (EC) 1333/2008 specifically provides. EFSA's 2017 re-evaluation set a group ADI. Permitted in general foods in the US and EU. Yellow 6: Southampton Six colour (Sunset Yellow FCF, E110): EU-AUTHORISED but foods must carry the 'activity and attention in children' warning.
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.
What can I buy instead of Cheese MIX?
Comparable products without the flagged ingredients include Thrive Market Organic Pantry Starter Box (Thrive Market), Simple Mills Almond Flour Crackers Variety (Simple Mills), Bob's Red Mill Organic Rolled Oats (Bob's Red Mill). You can also scan any product's barcode free at https://bannedpantry.com to check it before you buy.
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