Reduced Fat Creamy Caesar Dressing

Marks & Spencer

00544665

Processing

3

Processed foods

Group 3 of 4 on the NOVA scale

Additives listed

3

0 we grade moderate or higher

2 of them not yet assessed here

Fat per 100g

28.20g

High

UK FSA front of pack threshold

Three separate readings, kept apart on purpose. This is not a score, and none of it says this product is harmful.

This label lists 2 preservatives and 1 acidity regulator.

E202 Potassium sorbate
Preservative
Low moderate evidence

What it is. The potassium salt of sorbic acid, which stops mould and yeast growth.

Why it is used. Used in cheese, baked goods, dried fruit, wine and dressings.

What the evidence says. Widely used and long regarded as one of the gentler preservatives. EFSA's 2015 re-evaluation lowered the acceptable daily intake and noted gaps in the genotoxicity data, asking for more work, while finding no evidence of harm at the levels actually used.

Regulatory status UK Permitted EU Permitted US Permitted

Permitted with maximum levels. EFSA has asked for further data rather than restricted it.

Assessed against EFSA. Full entry for E202

Also on the label, not assessed here yet

  • E1105 Lysozyme preservative
  • E331 Sodium citrates acidity regulator

Names and jobs come from the register of additives permitted in Great Britain, which we have not finished transcribing: a code shown without a name is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that it is unapproved. Naming one is not grading it either. Full detail appears only where we have an assessment against a named authority, so all of this describes our coverage rather than these additives. Most are common and low concern.

Eau, huile de colza, vinaigre, sucre, jaunes d’_œufs_ de poules élevées en plein air pasteurisés, fécule de maïs, _fromage parmesan_, jus de citron concentré, sel, purée d'ail, _fromage_ à pâte dure (_lait_ demi-écrémé, ferments lactiques, correcteur d'acidité : citrate de sodium, sel, présure, conservateur : lysozyme), conservateur : E202, poivre noir concassé, anchois (_poisson_), huile de tournesol, sirop de sucre, purée d'oignons, purée de tamarin, clous de girofle moulus, purée de gingembre.

As printed on the pack, in the producer's own order: ingredients are listed by weight, so what comes first is most of what is in it. E numbers link to their assessment where we have one.

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