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AVOIDDiGiorno Rising Crust Pepperoni Pizza is rated AVOID by BannedPantry: its label lists 3 ingredients that are banned or restricted outside the US — BHA (California, EU); BHT (EU, UK); Sodium Nitrite (EU, UK). All of them are still legal to sell in the US.
Banned or restricted in: California, EU
Listed under California Proposition 65 as a carcinogen (since 1990), requiring a warning; EU permits it only as an antioxidant (E320) at limited maximum levels. IARC Group 2B.
Banned or restricted in: EU, UK
EU/UK authorise BHT (E321) only in specified foods at limited maximum levels under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 and not in foods for infants/young children; the US permits broader GRAS use.
Banned or restricted in: EU, UK
Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2108 lowered the maximum permitted levels of sodium nitrite (E250) in cured/meat products to reduce nitrosamine formation; US limits are higher.
Same category, none of the flagged ingredients.
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Crust: Enriched wheat flour (flour, malted barley flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, soybean oil, sugar, yeast, salt. Sauce: Tomato puree (water, tomato paste), sugar, salt, spices, garlic, onion. Cheese: Mozzarella cheese (part skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), modified food starch. Pepperoni: Pork, beef, salt, spices, dextrose, pork stock, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, garlic powder, sodium ascorbate, flavoring, sodium nitrite, BHA, BHT, citric acid.
No — every ingredient in DiGiorno Rising Crust Pepperoni Pizza is currently legal to sell in the US. However, BHA, BHT, Sodium Nitrite are banned or restricted in other regions: BHA (California, EU); BHT (EU, UK); Sodium Nitrite (EU, UK).
BHA: Listed under California Proposition 65 as a carcinogen (since 1990), requiring a warning; EU permits it only as an antioxidant (E320) at limited maximum levels. IARC Group 2B. BHT: EU/UK authorise BHT (E321) only in specified foods at limited maximum levels under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 and not in foods for infants/young children; the US permits broader GRAS use. Sodium Nitrite: Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2108 lowered the maximum permitted levels of sodium nitrite (E250) in cured/meat products to reduce nitrosamine formation; US limits are higher.
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.
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