Imported US sweets with illegal ingredients seized
Imported US sweets with illegal ingredients seized
Jolly Ranchers and Mountain Dew are advertised on TikTok and Instagram but contain products banned in the UK.
Jolly Ranchers and Mountain Dew are advertised on TikTok and Instagram but contain products banned in the UK.
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I’m confused. I’ve been using Swedish Fish to potty train my kiddo so I’m obviously concerned. But I don’t see any of the scary substances on the ingredients: SUGAR, INVERT SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF CITRIC ACID, WHITE MINERAL OIL, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, RED 40, CARNAUBA WAX
What am I missing?
Might be red 40. Colouring agents are highly regulated in the eu. Maybe the mineral oil.
Yeah, it's the red 40: https://www.commodious.co.uk/knowledge-bank/food-safety/food-additives
Edit: you're likely right about the mineral oil too: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1966/1073/body/made?view=plain#:~:text=Prohibition of mineral hydrocarbon in food&text=(b)no person shall sell,food containing any mineral hydrocarbon.
And being allergic to Red 40 sucks. It causes severe breathing issues for me. I developed the allergy later in my 20’s, probably from eating it too much.
I get crazy diarrhea. Looks like straight up blood spray.
You win
The article said mineral oil
Mineral oil supposedly. Do your own research since it's your kid, but it's considered food safe here. Food grade mineral oil is used on knives and cutting boards regularly.
It's the red 40.
They included Jolly Ranchers hard sweets containing mineral oil, which if contaminated with other compounds can initiate cancer formations.
It's literally one of the first sentences in the article.
That’s literally the 7th sentence of the article, which is literally not literally one of the first.
Also, how in the hell is it informative to say x can cause cancer if contaminated with other compounds?? Wow, thanks for that amazing reporting, BBC!
THIS JUST IN! Air causes cancer!!*
*when contaminated with powdered asbestos flakes
What, Red 40 is still legal in the US?
Is it illegal elsewhere? I’m allergic to it and would like to drink something red one day again. Even just some shitty fruit punch.
AFAIK it is illegal in the EU, Great Britain, and Swizerland. Don't know about other places.