Surprising Products

Familiar brands.
Ingredients banned elsewhere.

Every flag on this page traces to a food additive regulation from an official government body — not a health study, not a nutritional opinion. These are the same brands you know, with different ingredient lists depending on where you live.

A note on what you'll find here — and what you won't. Every flag traces to a food additive regulation, not an agricultural policy, trade restriction, or health study. High fructose corn syrup, for example, is not banned anywhere as a food additive — despite what you may have read elsewhere. We only show what food safety regulators have explicitly prohibited or restricted. That's what makes TIP different from other apps.

Banned — not permitted as a food additive
Restricted — permitted with mandatory warning label
BANNED
Donettes Powdered Mini Donuts
Hostess · Snacks & Candy
Titanium Dioxide
⚑ Banned in EU since 2022
Reg. (EU) 2022/63
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RESTRICTEDTwo recipes
Skittles
Mars · Snacks & Candy
Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6
EU and UKRequires mandatory warning label: "may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children"
In force since 2010 · Reg. (EC) No 1333/2008
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RESTRICTEDTwo recipes
Froot Loops
Kellogg's · Cereals
Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6
EU and UKRequires mandatory warning label: "may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children"
In force since 2010 · Reg. (EC) No 1333/2008
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BANNED
Empanada Dough
Goya Foods · Bread & Baked Goods
Potassium Bromate
⚑ Banned in EU and UK since 1990
Reg. (EU) No 1129/2011 · UK SI 1990 No. 395
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BANNED
Thin Crust Pizza Dough
Pillsbury · Bread & Baked Goods
Azodicarbonamide
⚑ Banned in EU and Australia since 2005
Reg. (EU) No 1129/2011
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BANNED
White Corn Tortillas
Chi-Chi's · Condiments
Propylparaben
⚑ Banned in EU and UK since 2006
Directive 2006/52/EC
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RESTRICTEDTwo recipes
Fanta Orange
Coca-Cola · Beverages
Red 40, Yellow 6
EU and UKRequires mandatory warning label: "may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children"
In force since 2010 · Reg. (EC) No 1333/2008
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