Imported US sweets with illegal ingredients seized
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Jolly Ranchers and Mountain Dew are advertised on TikTok and Instagram but contain products banned in the UK.
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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%20of%20mineral%20hydrocarbon%20in%20food&text=(b)no%20person%20shall%20sell,food%20containing%20any%20mineral%20hydrocarbon.
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