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CAUTIONReese's Peanut Butter Cups is rated CAUTION by BannedPantry: its label lists 1 ingredient that is banned or restricted outside the US — TBHQ (Japan). All of them are still legal to sell in the US.
Banned or restricted in: Japan
TBHQ (E319) is not on Japan's list of designated food additives, so foods containing it cannot be sold there; the EU and US both authorise it as an antioxidant at limited maximum levels.
Same category, none of the flagged ingredients.
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Milk chocolate (sugar; cocoa butter; chocolate; nonfat milk; milk fat; lecithin [soy]; PGPR, emulsifier), peanuts, sugar, dextrose, salt, TBHQ.
No — every ingredient in Reese's Peanut Butter Cups is currently legal to sell in the US. However, TBHQ is banned or restricted in other regions: TBHQ (Japan).
TBHQ: TBHQ (E319) is not on Japan's list of designated food additives, so foods containing it cannot be sold there; the EU and US both authorise it as an antioxidant at limited maximum levels.
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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