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CAUTIONHidden Valley Original Ranch Dressing is rated CAUTION by BannedPantry: its label lists 1 ingredient that is banned or restricted outside the US — Calcium Disodium EDTA (EU, UK). All of them are still legal to sell in the US.
Banned or restricted in: EU, UK
EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 authorises calcium disodium EDTA (E385) only in specified food categories (e.g. canned/bottled products, emulsified sauces) at set maximum levels; the US permits broader use.
Same category, none of the flagged ingredients.
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Vegetable oil (soybean and/or canola), water, eggs, sugar, salt, buttermilk, natural flavors, less than 1%: garlic, onion, vinegar, phosphoric acid, xanthan gum, modified food starch, disodium phosphate, sorbic acid and calcium disodium EDTA (to protect quality), disodium inosinate and guanylate, artificial flavor.
No — every ingredient in Hidden Valley Original Ranch Dressing is currently legal to sell in the US. However, Calcium Disodium EDTA is banned or restricted in other regions: Calcium Disodium EDTA (EU, UK).
Calcium Disodium EDTA: EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 authorises calcium disodium EDTA (E385) only in specified food categories (e.g. canned/bottled products, emulsified sauces) at set maximum levels; the US permits broader use.
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.
Comparable products without the flagged ingredients include Primal Kitchen Ranch Dressing (Primal Kitchen), Tessemae's Organic Ranch (Tessemae's), Bragg Organic Vinaigrette (Bragg). You can also scan any product's barcode free at https://bannedpantry.com to check it before you buy.
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