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Mars Chocolate North America LLC
Barcode 040000001607
AVOIDOriginal Grape, Green Apple, Lemon, Strawberry, Orange Bite Size Candies, Original by Mars Chocolate North America LLC 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)); Titanium Dioxide (EU (banned as food additive), UK (still permitted)); 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 (banned as food additive), UK (still permitted)
The EU banned titanium dioxide (E171) as a food additive from 7 Aug 2022 after EFSA could not exclude genotoxicity; it remains permitted only in medicines pending review. Still permitted in US food.
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'.
Same category, none of the flagged ingredients.
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SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL; LESS THAN 2% OF: CITRIC ACID, TAPIOCA DEXTRIN, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, COLORS (TITANIUM DIOXIDE, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE, YELLOW 5, RED 40, YELLOW 6, BLUE 1), SODIUM CITRATE, CARNAUBA WAX.
No — every ingredient in Original Grape, Green Apple, Lemon, Strawberry, Orange Bite Size Candies, Original is currently legal to sell in the US. However, Red 40, Titanium Dioxide, Yellow 5, Yellow 6 are banned or restricted in other regions: Red 40 (EU (warning label required), UK (warning label required)); Titanium Dioxide (EU (banned as food additive), UK (still permitted)); 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. Titanium Dioxide: The EU banned titanium dioxide (E171) as a food additive from 7 Aug 2022 after EFSA could not exclude genotoxicity; it remains permitted only in medicines pending review. Still permitted in US food. 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.
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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.