Other
nominations for Nasty Foods Awards
HEINZ LITTLE KIDS (April 2011)
Hi there,
just a classic horror, Made for little kids and so terrible! Kids really don't
care what colout their food is, why colour it with
something as questionable as Annatto? I personally wonder if it is a little bit
addictive, it seems whenever your kid is in the grips of something nasty they
keep asking for the thing that makes that way...anyhow, thank you so much for
all your hard work, you have, needless to say, brought sanity and our happy
child back to our home - Warm regards, Jayne
Ingredients: Fruit Filling (40%) [Fruits, (Apple Paste (17%), Blueberry Puree
(2.4%))Invert Sugar, Sugar, Humectant (422), Gelling
Agent (440), Wheat Fibre, Flavour, Food Acids (296, 327)], Wholemeal Wheat
Flour (20%) [Vitamin (Thiamin)], Water, Glucose,
Sugar, Wheat Flour, Unsalted Butter, Milk Solids, Rolled Oats (1.2%), Humectant
(422), Wheat Bran (1.0%), Raising Agents (450, 500), Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin,
471), Inulin (Dietary Fibre),Flavour, Natural
Colour (Annatto), Traces of Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Egg & Sesame.
Ingredients:
Fruit Filling (40%) [Apple Paste (19%), Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Humectant (422),
Wheat Fibre, Food Acid (330), Cinnamon Flavour], Wholemeal Wheat Flour (20%)
[Vitamin (Thiamin)], Water, Glucose, Sugar, Wheat
Flour, Unsalted Butter, Milk Solids, rolled Oats (1.2%), Humectant (422), Wheat
Bran (1.0%), Raising Agents (450, 500), Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, 471),
Flavour, Cinnamon, Natural Colour (Annatto),
Traces of Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Egg & Sesame.
FANTASTIC SNACKS AUSTRALIA Xtra Saucy Noodles Peanut Satay Flavour (Jan 2007)
INGREDIENTS: Noodles:
[wheat flour, vegetable oil (antioxidant (320, 321)), modified potato starch
(1420), salt, flavour enhancer (621), vegetable gums (412, 466), acidity
regulators (500, 501 ,451, 452, 450), colour (164)], dehydrated seasonal vegetables, sugar,
coconut milk powder (coconut milk, maltodextrin, milk
protein, mineral salt (339)), salt, flavour enhancer (621, 627, 631), non dairy
creamer, flavours (peanut, mushroom, coconut), yeast extract, herbs, spices,
vinegar powder, chilli powder, celery powder.
Sauce sachet: water, vegetable oil, modified starch
(1422), paprika extract, preservatives (202), peanut flavour. CONTAINS MILK. MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF NUTS,
SESAME, CRUSTACEA, EGG AND SOY.
This is one of the
most terrible products I have ever seen. Young people (Teenagers) are the
target consumers. Considering the susceptibility of developing brains to excitotoxins, (such as MSG), as well as the shelf space
designated to this and related products, the future health of the [
The noodles contain
two nasty antioxidants (320, 321), salt AND flavour enhancer 621, or MSG. Next
in weight to the actual noodles comes dehydrated seasonal
vegetables, with sugar following right behind. Then
coconut milk powder (!), with MORE salt, AND more MSG, along with Disodium Inosinate, and Disodium Guanylate
(both very nasty flavour enhancers). Then we have peanut, mushroom and
coconut flavour (No actual peanuts of course it s only peanut satay flavour),
the yeast extract (even MORE MSG), then some unidentified herbs and spices.
The quantity of this
stuff on supermarket shelves is unbelievable. MSG is absolutely everywhere.
Chips, frozen dinners, snack foods. And as the public becomes aware of the
debate, it is hidden, or replaced (eg: the rising amount of 635 in our food).
MSG hides under hydrolysed vegetable protein, Natural flavouring, Yeast extract
and lots more.
I find this product
to be a frightening example of current food health and safety standards –
Karen, NZ
LENARDS CHICKEN (Nov 2006)
Always ask to
view the Lenards Chicken ingredient book before
buying your chicken. At my local Lenards this week, I
decided to investigate the ingredients for our favourite Lenards
meals - the strudel roll and the chicken mini roast.
Lenards keep a book handy for customers to
view all the ingredients in their products. My worst suspicions were confirmed
when I found the mini roast and strudel pages - both products are FULL of
chemicals, with at least one from every chemical family present.
The strudel
was the worst, containing multiple preservatives, msg
(hvp), colours, and multiple antioxidants too. The
mini roast was a very close second with preservatives and antioxidants. There
may have been more chemical present, but I was in a hurry and didn't think to
bring a pen to record the specific numbers etc.
Finding
results like these makes the decision to NEVER eat Lenards strudel or mini roasts again very easy. There
were so many poisonous chemicals that it seemed more like a tasty option for
euthanasia, than a family meal! – Chris, by email.
HOMEBRAND TORTILLAS (Nov 2006)
Homebrand Burrito Tortillas Flour Tortillas –
contain 200,202, 282, 319, 320!! – reader,
by email.
PLAY FRUITWATER (Jul 2006)
The
Health story: great flavour makes hydration more fun; with calcium, low joule;
no artificial colours, flavour or sweeteners; sweetened with fruit
juice. Variants: Apple Raspberry and Lemon Lime. What happened to
water? – reader, by email.
BORGS APPLE & CUSTARD PUFFS (Mar
2006)
I am writing
in regards to your claim on the packaging that Borgs
Apple & custard Puffs are free of Artificial Colours. I do believe that
Colours 124, 102 and 123 are considered Artificial and
not Natural. http://www.dh.sa.gov.au/pehs/Food/report-food-colours-nov05.pdf
is an interesting government report about artificial colours. I would like to
know what is being done regarding the packaging of your product and correcting
this mislabeling?
No reply ever
received. – Elena, by email.
