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AVOIDCheetos Crunchy Cheese Snacks is rated AVOID by BannedPantry: its label lists 2 ingredients that are banned or restricted outside the US — 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.
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.
Banned or restricted in: EU (warning label required), UK (warning label required)
Southampton Six colour (Sunset Yellow FCF, E110): EU-AUTHORISED but foods must carry the 'activity and attention in children' warning.
Same category, none of the flagged ingredients.
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Enriched corn meal (corn meal, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, and folic acid), vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower oil), cheese seasoning (whey, cheddar cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], canola oil, maltodextrin [made from corn], natural and artificial flavors, salt, sodium acetate, artificial color [including Yellow 6], lactic acid, monosodium glutamate, and citric acid).
No — every ingredient in Cheetos Crunchy Cheese Snacks is currently legal to sell in the US. However, Monosodium Glutamate, Yellow 6 are banned or restricted in other regions: Monosodium Glutamate (EU (not permitted in infant/young-child foods)); Yellow 6 (EU (warning label required), UK (warning label required)).
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.
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.
Comparable products without the flagged ingredients include Pirate's Booty Aged White Cheddar (Pirate's Booty), Annie's Organic Cheddar Squares (Annie's), Hippeas Vegan White Cheddar (Hippeas). You can also scan any product's barcode free at https://bannedpantry.com to check it before you buy.
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