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Every number on this page is computed daily from products scanned by real BannedPantry users and checked against EU, UK, Canada, Japan, and California regulatory lists. A convenience sample of what US shoppers actually buy — not a random sample. Free to cite with attribution (CC-BY-4.0). Each stat has a permanent anchor link.
Cite as: BannedPantry Banned-Ingredient Statistics, bannedpantry.com/statistics· Press & custom cuts: [email protected]
48.2%
of 905 scanned US grocery & personal-care products contain at least one ingredient banned, restricted, or warning-labeled overseas
Source: bannedpantry.com/study · link to this stat
1 in 13
scanned products contain Red 40 (Allura Red AC) — EU warning label required (8% of products)
Source: bannedpantry.com/banned/red-dye-40 · link to this stat
71.2%
of 52 scanned candies flag banned-overseas ingredients
Source: bannedpantry.com/halloween-candy · link to this stat
45.7%
of 35 scanned breakfast cereal products flag banned-overseas ingredients
78.9%
of 38 scanned soda & soft drinks products flag banned-overseas ingredients
41.9%
of 31 scanned chips & salty snacks products flag banned-overseas ingredients
7.7%
of 26 scanned snack & granola bars products flag banned-overseas ingredients
Source: bannedpantry.com/report/snack-bars · link to this stat
| Ingredient | Products containing it | Share of scanned products |
|---|---|---|
| High Fructose Corn Syrup | 85 | 9.4% |
| Sodium Benzoate | 76 | 8.4% |
| Red 40 | 72 | 8% |
| Yellow 5 | 65 | 7.2% |
| PEG Compounds (1,4-Dioxane risk) | 56 | 6.2% |
| Yellow 6 | 52 | 5.7% |
| BHT | 41 | 4.5% |
| Monosodium Glutamate | 33 | 3.6% |
Machine-readable data: open-data page · JSON API · CSV download. Deep dives: the full grocery study and the Halloween candy report.
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