stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 11 months agoImported US sweets with illegal ingredients seizedwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square87fedilinkarrow-up1303arrow-down13file-text
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Jolly Ranchers and Mountain Dew are advertised on TikTok and Instagram but contain products banned in the UK.
minus-squarekwirky@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11·edit-211 months agoYeah, 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.
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.