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Snack Size Biscuit Sandwiches Maple Sausage
Jimmy Dean
Barcode 077900311420
AVOIDIs Snack Size Biscuit Sandwiches Maple Sausage safe?
Snack Size Biscuit Sandwiches Maple Sausage by Jimmy Dean is rated AVOID by BannedPantry: its label lists 4 ingredients that are banned or restricted outside the US — Caramel Color III (California (Prop 65 - via 4-MEI contaminant), EU (authorized, restricted uses)); Monosodium Glutamate (EU (not permitted in infant/young-child foods)); Sodium Aluminum Phosphate (EU); Annatto Norbixin (EU (authorized, restricted uses)). All of them are still legal to sell in the US.
Flagged ingredients (4)
Caramel Color IIImedium
Banned or restricted in: California (Prop 65 - via 4-MEI contaminant), EU (authorized, restricted uses)
E150c (ammonia caramel) is authorized in the EU under Reg (EC) 1333/2008 Annex II. The Prop 65 link is indirect: the listed carcinogen is 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), a contaminant, listed effective Jan 7 2011 (NSRL 29 ug/day); caramel colour itself is not listed.
Monosodium Glutamatemedium
Banned or restricted in: EU (not permitted in infant/young-child foods)
Glutamates (E620-625) are not permitted in EU foods for infants and young children except where Annex II of Regulation (EC) 1333/2008 specifically provides. EFSA's 2017 re-evaluation set a group ADI. Permitted in general foods in the US and EU.
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Full ingredient list
BUTTERMILK BISCUIT: WATER, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (CONTAINS BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN AND FOLIC ACID), BLEACHED, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (CONTAINS WHEAT FLOUR NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN AND FOLIC ACID), PALM OIL, DRIED BUTTERMILK CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: SOY FIBER, SUGAR, LEAVENING (SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SODIUM BICARBONATE, DEXTROSE SALT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL BUTTER FLAVOR NATURAL BUTTER FLAVOR (MALTODEXTRIN, ENZYME MODIFIED BUTTER [BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), ENZYMES] ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), TURMERIC EXTRACT (COLOR) NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, LACTIC ACID), POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), DATEM NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL SAUTEED BUTTER TYPE FLAVOR MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), TURMERIC EXTRACT (COLOR), XANTHAN GUM, FULLY COOKED PORK AND CHICKEN MAPLE SAUSAGE PATTIES: PORK, MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, SUGAR, WATER, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: SALT, PORK STOCK, SPICES, DEXTROSE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MALTODEXTRIN, CARAMEL COLOR, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, MAPLE SYRUP SOLIDS.
Common questions
Is Snack Size Biscuit Sandwiches Maple Sausage banned in the United States?
No — every ingredient in Snack Size Biscuit Sandwiches Maple Sausage is currently legal to sell in the US. However, Caramel Color III, Monosodium Glutamate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Annatto Norbixin are banned or restricted in other regions: Caramel Color III (California (Prop 65 - via 4-MEI contaminant), EU (authorized, restricted uses)); Monosodium Glutamate (EU (not permitted in infant/young-child foods)); Sodium Aluminum Phosphate (EU); Annatto Norbixin (EU (authorized, restricted uses)).
Which ingredients in Snack Size Biscuit Sandwiches Maple Sausage are flagged?
Caramel Color III: E150c (ammonia caramel) is authorized in the EU under Reg (EC) 1333/2008 Annex II. The Prop 65 link is indirect: the listed carcinogen is 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), a contaminant, listed effective Jan 7 2011 (NSRL 29 ug/day); caramel colour itself is not listed. Monosodium Glutamate: Glutamates (E620-625) are not permitted in EU foods for infants and young children except where Annex II of Regulation (EC) 1333/2008 specifically provides. EFSA's 2017 re-evaluation set a group ADI. Permitted in general foods in the US and EU. Sodium Aluminum Phosphate: Under Commission Regulation (EU) 380/2012 (amending Annex II of Reg (EC) 1333/2008) acidic SALP E541 is restricted to fine bakery wares (scones and sponge cakes) at a maximum of 400 mg/kg. US FDA permits it broadly (21 CFR 182.1781). Annatto Norbixin: E160b (annatto/norbixin) is an authorized food colour in the EU, permitted only in specified food categories at set maximum levels under Reg (EC) 1333/2008 Annex II following EFSA's 2020 re-evaluation; it is not banned. In the US it is exempt from batch certification and permitted for foods generally (21 CFR 73.30).
What does the AVOID rating mean?
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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