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EAN 0040000495178 · M&M's · Snacks
Identity
Name
White peppermint chocolate candies
Barcode (EAN/GTIN)
0040000495178
Brand / Manufacturer
M&M's
Category
Snacks
GS1 Prefix
United States / Canada (GS1 prefix 004)
Description
White peppermint chocolate candies is the product registered against barcode 0040000495178. On the food-scoring scales it holds a Nutri-Score of E and NOVA group 4 (ultra-processed food and drink product). The allergen declaration covers gluten, milk, nuts, peanuts and soybeans. Its stated ingredients: White chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, skim milk, milkfat, soy lecithin, salt, natural flavor), sugar, cornstarch, less than 1% - corn syrup, dextrin, coloring (includes red 40, blue 1, yellow 6), gum acacia, natural flavor. Catalogue classification: Snacks. It is listed as sold in France and the United States.
Regulated substances (6)
lecithin (Food additive (E-number))
dextrin (Food additive (E-number))
Allura Red AC / Red 40 (E129) (Japan Food Sanitation restricted)
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Identifier checks
📋 EAN format: the GTIN-13 mod-10 checksum is consistent with the GS1 standard (format check only; does not authenticate the physical product)
📋 GS1 prefix 004 indicates the issuing office in United States / Canada (this is the country where the brand owner registered the EAN; it is not necessarily where the product was manufactured. Source: GS1 country code list)
📋 Brand entries found: M&M's appears in Wikidata · Wikipedia (United States) (CC0 / CC-BY-SA; presence in an open registry, not an endorsement)
📋 Recall registry scan returned 0 matches (sources scanned: CPSC, FDA, RAPEX, Health Canada, NHTSA. Coverage gaps exist; we cannot speak to records outside these registries)
📋 Substance database scan returned 12 name matches with H-codes / regulated-substance entries (see substances section. This is a name match against label/ingredient text only; it does not confirm batch presence)
📋 Banned-ingredient scan (EU Cosmetic Annex II) returned 0 matches (source: EU Reg. 1223/2009. Scanned against available label text only)
📋 Certifications listed in our databases: none found (registries scanned: EU Ecolabel, US ENERGY STAR, US EPA Safer Choice. Many legitimate products are not enrolled in these schemes)
📋 Medical device registry: not listed in US FDA GUDID or EU EUDAMED (most consumer products are not medical devices and would not be expected to appear)
Sources scanned: GS1 country prefix · Wikidata brand registry · Open Beauty / Food Facts · USDA FDC Branded Foods · Nudger GTIN dataset · EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · US CPSC · US FDA recalls · Health Canada Recalls · NHTSA recalls · ECHA SVHC · REACH Annex XVII · EU RoHS · Stockholm POPs · CLP Annex VI · EU Cosmetic Annex II · EU Ecolabel · US ENERGY STAR · US EPA Safer Choice · US FDA GUDID · EU EUDAMED. Last refreshed: .
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Provenance
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