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AVOIDJimmy Dean Original Pork Sausage Links is rated AVOID by BannedPantry: its label lists 2 ingredients that are banned or restricted outside the US — BHA (California, EU); Monosodium Glutamate (EU (not permitted in infant/young-child foods)). 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 (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.
Same category, none of the flagged ingredients.
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Pork, water, salt, sugar, spices, dextrose, corn syrup, monosodium glutamate, natural flavors, BHA, propyl gallate, citric acid.
No — every ingredient in Jimmy Dean Original Pork Sausage Links is currently legal to sell in the US. However, BHA, Monosodium Glutamate are banned or restricted in other regions: BHA (California, EU); Monosodium Glutamate (EU (not permitted in infant/young-child foods)).
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. 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.
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 Applegate Naturals Chicken & Apple Sausage (Applegate), Bilinski's Organic Chicken Sausage (Bilinski's), Niman Ranch Italian Sausage (Niman Ranch). You can also scan any product's barcode free at https://bannedpantry.com to check it before you buy.
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