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AVOIDM&M's Milk Chocolate is rated AVOID by BannedPantry: its label lists 3 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)); 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 (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.
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'.
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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Milk chocolate (sugar, chocolate, skim milk, cocoa butter, lactose, milkfat, soy lecithin, salt, artificial and natural flavors), sugar, cornstarch, less than 1%: corn syrup, dextrin, coloring (includes Blue 1 Lake, Yellow 6, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 5, Blue 1, Red 40, Yellow 6 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake, Blue 2 Lake), gum acacia.
No — every ingredient in M&M's Milk Chocolate is currently legal to sell in the US. However, Red 40, Yellow 5, 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)); Yellow 6 (EU (warning label required), UK (warning label required)).
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'. 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 Hu Dark Chocolate Bar Simple (Hu), Alter Eco Organic Dark Chocolate (Alter Eco), Endangered Species Dark Chocolate Bars 12-pack (Endangered Species). You can also scan any product's barcode free at https://bannedpantry.com to check it before you buy.
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