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nerds, sweettarts, laffy taffy halloween bag

nerds, sweettarts, laffy taffy halloween bag

This Halloween bag of Nerds, SweetTarts, and Laffy Taffy offers a colorful assortment of fruity and tangy flavors, perfect for seasonal treat cravings. However, it contains artificial food dyes like Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1, Blue 2, and Carmine, which some consumers prefer to avoid for ingredient transparency and health reasons.

Ingredients: dextrose, maltodextrin, malic acid, and less than 2% of calcium stearate, natural flavor, blue 2 lake, red 40 lake, yellow 5 lake nerdso ingredients: dextrose, sugar, malic acid, 2% or less of corn syrup, natural flavors, carnauba wax, carmine color, color added, blue 1 lake, blue 2 lake, red 40 lake. laffy taffyo ingredients: corn syrup, sugar, palm oil, 2% or less of malic acid, mono-and diglycerides, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, salt, natural flavor, soy lecithin, red 40. contains: soy. dvthis product was manufactured in a facility where milk, eggs, tree nuts, peanuts, 2wheat and soy are used in the production of other products comrany chicago, il 60607 14213

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Artificial Dyes Found

Red 40

The most widely used artificial red dye in the United States.

Origin: Derived from petroleum byproducts.
Health concerns: May cause hyperactivity in some children and allergic reactions.

Yellow 5

A bright yellow dye common in snacks and drinks.

Origin: Derived from petroleum.
Health concerns: May cause allergic reactions, especially in aspirin-sensitive individuals.

Blue 1

A bright blue synthetic dye used in candies and drinks.

Origin: Derived from petroleum.
Health concerns: Generally considered safe, but may cause allergic reactions in rare cases.

Blue 2

A synthetic blue dye found in candy and pet food.

Origin: Derived from petroleum.
Health concerns: Possible link to brain tumors in animal studies.

Carmine

A natural red dye made from crushed insects.

Origin: Derived from cochineal insects.
Health concerns: May cause severe allergic reactions; not vegan.