Does your food contain additives banned in Europe?
Dozens of additives in everyday American foods are banned, restricted, or warning-labeled in the EU and elsewhere — Red Dye 3, titanium dioxide, Red 40 and more. Search any product to see what’s inside.
Food additive checker
Live data: Open Food Facts (free, open). “Banned/restricted elsewhere” is informational, not a safety judgment — see the disclaimer below.
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How it works
- We check a product’s ingredient/additive data from Open Food Facts.
- We flag additives that are banned, restricted, or warning-labeled outside the U.S.
- This is informational — different countries regulate additives differently.
See all tracked additives →