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EAN 4088600017754 · Specially selected · Meats and their products
Identity
Name
Ham
Barcode (EAN/UPC)
4088600017754
Brand
Specially selected
Category
Meats and their products
Country of origin
['en:united-kingdom']
EAN issued in
Germany (GS1 prefix 408)
Description
4088600017754 is the barcode recorded for Ham. Its stated ingredients: PORK, Salt, Preservatives: Sodium Nitrite, Potassium Nitrate. MADE WITH 1089 OF RAW PORK PER 100g OF FINISHED PRODUCT. Pack size is given as 120 g. Our catalogue files it under Meats and their products. Declared allergens are pork. Origin is given as the United Kingdom. On the food-scoring scales it holds Nutri-Score D and NOVA group 3 (processed food).
Regulated substances (2)
sodium nitrite (Food additive (E-number))
potassium nitrate (Food additive (E-number))
Ingredients
PORK, Salt, Preservatives: Sodium Nitrite, Potassium Nitrate. MADE WITH 1089 OF RAW PORK PER 100g OF FINISHED PRODUCT.
Food additive (E-number) (2)
sodium nitrite CAS 7632-00-0
potassium nitrate CAS 7757-79-1 ❗🩺🌍(Danger)+13HPubChem
potassium,sodium 2,4-diamino-3-[4-(2-sulfonatoethoxysulfonyl)phenylazo]-5-[4-(2-sulfonatoethoxysulfonyl)-2-sulfonatophenylazo]-benzenesulfonate CAS 187026-95-5
sodium, potassium, lithium 5-amino-3,6-bis(5-(4-chloro-6-(methyl-(2-methylaminoacetyl)amino)-1,3,5-triazin-2-ylamino)-2-sulfonatophenylazo)-4-hydroxynaphthalene-2,7-disulfonate CAS 205764-96-1
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🔍 What we found about this product
A factual report of what public registries and product databases returned for this EAN. We do not authenticate products or issue safety verdicts — we only report what we found.
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 408 indicates the issuing office in Germany (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: no entry for Specially selected in the Wikidata brand registry (our coverage of Wikidata is partial; absence is not a finding either way)
📋 Listed in 2 of the public product catalogues we check: Open Food Facts, Nudger GTIN dataset (CC-BY 4.0) (catalogue presence only; the listing itself does not authenticate the product)
Registry scans
📋 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 14 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
Data source: openfoodfacts. Last updated: . See About for the full source list.