
Walkers
Barcode 5000328015897
CAUTIONOven Baked Cheese & Onion Flavour Potato Snack by Walkers is rated CAUTION by BannedPantry: its label lists 1 ingredient that is banned or restricted outside the US — Annatto Norbixin (EU (authorized, restricted uses)). All of them are still legal to sell in the US.
Banned or restricted in: EU (authorized, restricted uses)
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).
Same category, none of the flagged ingredients.
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Potato Flakes, Starch, Rapeseed Oil, Cheese & Onion Seasoning (Whey Permeate from Milk), Salt, Sugar, Flavouring (contains Milk), Onion Powder, Acids (Citric Acid, Malic Acid), Whey Protein (from Milk), Garlic Powder, Dried Cheese (0.1% from Milk), Whey Powder (from Milk), Colours (Paprika Extract, Annatto Bixin, Skimmed Milk Powder), Sugar, Emulsifier (Lecithins), Sunflower Oil, Colour (Annatto Norbixin)
No — every ingredient in Oven Baked Cheese & Onion Flavour Potato Snack is currently legal to sell in the US. However, Annatto Norbixin is banned or restricted in other regions: Annatto Norbixin (EU (authorized, restricted uses)).
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).
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