Directory
Banned food ingredients, A to Z
Everything on the list, grouped by what it does. The row of marks on each card is its line from the matrix.
- Banned
- Restricted
- Allowed
- Not verified
Food additives · 10
E924Banned in 4 of 8
Potassium bromate
Flour improver that strengthens dough and helps bread rise higher.
- EU: Banned
- UK: Banned
- CN: Banned
- RU: Not verified
- JP: Restricted
- US: Allowed
- CA: Banned
- MX: Not verified
E927aBanned in 2 of 8
Azodicarbonamide (ADA)
Flour bleaching agent and dough conditioner that makes bread softer and puffier.
- EU: Banned
- UK: Banned
- CN: Allowed
- RU: Not verified
- JP: Not verified
- US: Allowed
- CA: Allowed
- MX: Not verified
E171Banned in 1 of 8
Titanium dioxide
White colour that makes coatings bright and opaque.
- EU: Banned
- UK: Allowed
- CN: Not verified
- RU: Not verified
- JP: Not verified
- US: Allowed
- CA: Allowed
- MX: Not verified
E216Banned in 3 of 8
Propylparaben
Preservative that stops mould and yeast.
- EU: Banned
- UK: Banned
- CN: Not verified
- RU: Banned
- JP: Not verified
- US: Allowed
- CA: Allowed
- MX: Not verified
E127Banned in 0 of 8
Erythrosine (Red No. 3)
Synthetic cherry-red dye.
- EU: Restricted
- UK: Restricted
- CN: Not verified
- RU: Not verified
- JP: Not verified
- US: Restricted
- CA: Allowed
- MX: Not verified
E319Banned in 1 of 8
TBHQ
Antioxidant that keeps oils and fats from going rancid.
- EU: Allowed
- UK: Allowed
- CN: Not verified
- RU: Not verified
- JP: Banned
- US: Allowed
- CA: Not verified
- MX: Not verified
E121Banned in 2 of 8
Citrus Red No. 2
Dye sprayed on orange skins to make them look riper.
- EU: Banned
- UK: Banned
- CN: Not verified
- RU: Not verified
- JP: Not verified
- US: Restricted
- CA: Not verified
- MX: Not verified
—Banned in 3 of 8
Olestra
Fat substitute the body can't absorb, so it adds no calories.
- EU: Banned
- UK: Banned
- CN: Not verified
- RU: Not verified
- JP: Not verified
- US: Allowed
- CA: Banned
- MX: Not verified
—Gap closed
Brominated vegetable oil
Kept citrus flavour from floating to the top of soft drinks.
- EU: Banned
- UK: Banned
- CN: Not verified
- RU: Not verified
- JP: Not verified
- US: Banned
- CA: Banned
- MX: Not verified
—Gap closed
Orange B
Dye for sausage and hot dog casings.
- EU: Not verified
- UK: Not verified
- CN: Not verified
- RU: Not verified
- JP: Not verified
- US: Banned
- CA: Not verified
- MX: Not verified
Farm drugs & processing · 4
drugBanned in 4 of 8
Ractopamine
Feed drug given to pigs, cattle and turkeys before slaughter to make meat leaner.
- EU: Banned
- UK: Banned
- CN: Banned
- RU: Banned
- JP: Allowed
- US: Allowed
- CA: Allowed
- MX: Allowed
drugBanned in 4 of 8
rBST / rBGH
Synthetic growth hormone injected into dairy cows to raise milk yield by about 10%.
- EU: Banned
- UK: Banned
- CN: Not verified
- RU: Allowed
- JP: Banned
- US: Allowed
- CA: Banned
- MX: Allowed
drugBanned in 2 of 8
Growth hormones in beef
Implants (oestradiol-17β, testosterone, progesterone, trenbolone, zeranol, MGA) that speed weight gain in cattle.
- EU: Banned
- UK: Banned
- CN: Not verified
- RU: Not verified
- JP: Not verified
- US: Allowed
- CA: Allowed
- MX: Not verified
processBanned in 2 of 8
Chemical washes on poultry
Chlorine or peracetic acid rinses that kill bacteria on chicken carcasses.
- EU: Banned
- UK: Banned
- CN: Not verified
- RU: Not verified
- JP: Not verified
- US: Allowed
- CA: Not verified
- MX: Not verified
Pesticides & GMO · 4
herbicideBanned in 3 of 8
Paraquat
Fast-acting weed killer used before planting and to dry crops for harvest.
- EU: Banned
- UK: Banned
- CN: Banned
- RU: Not verified
- JP: Not verified
- US: Allowed
- CA: Restricted
- MX: Not verified
herbicideBanned in 2 of 8
Atrazine
Weed killer widely used on corn and sugarcane.
- EU: Banned
- UK: Banned
- CN: Not verified
- RU: Not verified
- JP: Not verified
- US: Allowed
- CA: Allowed
- MX: Not verified
insecticideBanned in 2 of 8
Chlorpyrifos
Organophosphate insecticide used on fruit, soybeans and wheat.
- EU: Banned
- UK: Banned
- CN: Not verified
- RU: Not verified
- JP: Not verified
- US: Restricted
- CA: Not verified
- MX: Not verified
policyBanned in 2 of 8
GM crop cultivation
Growing genetically modified crops (mostly corn, soy, canola).
- EU: Restricted
- UK: Restricted
- CN: Not verified
- RU: Banned
- JP: Not verified
- US: Allowed
- CA: Allowed
- MX: Banned
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