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EAN 80879398 · Mentos · Sugar-free chewing gum
Identity
Name
Pure fresh spearmint flavor
Barcode (EAN/GTIN)
80879398
Brand / Manufacturer
Mentos
Category
Sugar-free chewing gum
Country of Origin
Australia
GS1 Prefix
Italy, San Marino, Vatican (GS1 prefix 808)
Description
Pure fresh spearmint flavor is sold under the Mentos label. Declared allergens are soybeans. Pack size is given as 30 g. The label declares 997 kJ per 100 g. It also supplies 0.2 g of fat, 0.2 g of it saturated, 1.6 g of carbohydrate, including 0.1 g of sugars, 0 g of protein, 0.1 g of fibre and 0.04 g of salt per 100 g. It carries a NOVA classification of 4 (ultra-processed food and drink product). It sits in the Sugar-free chewing gum category. The declared country of origin is Australia.
Regulated substances (10)
Aspartame (IARC carcinogen)
maltitol (Food additive (E-number))
glycerol (Food additive (E-number))
aspartame (Food additive (E-number))
sucralose (Food additive (E-number))
lecithin (Food additive (E-number))
xanthan gum (Food additive (E-number))
Aspartame — restricted/labelled with PKU warning (Japan Food Sanitation restricted)
Sucralose — approved with quantity limits (Japan Food Sanitation restricted)
Soybeans (Allergen)
About these substances
Plain-language summary of each regulated substance found above, drawn from public regulatory data.
Aspartame is an artificial sweetener used to add sweetness to foods and drinks without the calories of sugar. You might know it by brand names like Nutrasweet or the European food additive number E951. It is found in diet sodas, sugar-free gum, yogurt, and many other low-calorie or no-sugar products. The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified aspartame as Group 2B, which means it is "possibly carcinogenic to humans." This classification is based on limited evidence from studies in humans and animals, but it does not mean that aspartame definitely causes cancer—it means there is some evidence that needs more research. IARC's evaluation comes from its Monographs program, which reviews scientific data on potential cancer risks. This summary draws on public regulatory data; the linked source is authoritative. Source: WHO IARC Monographs (https://monographs.iarc.who.int/list-of-classifications)
Data: Open Food Facts community, openfoodfacts.org (CC BY-SA 3.0). Values are typical per-100g manufacturer declarations and may vary by batch. Informational only — not dietary advice.
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
fatty acids, C18-unsatd., dimers, reaction products with 1-piperazineethanamine and tall oil CAS 206565-89-1
fatty acids, tall-oil, reaction products with iminodiethanol and boric acid
GHS hazard classifications and PubChem CIDs from NIH PubChem (NCBI / U.S. National Library of Medicine, public domain). Hover any pictogram for its meaning.
🔍 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 808 indicates the issuing office in Italy, San Marino, Vatican (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: Mentos appears in Wikidata · Wikipedia (CC0 / CC-BY-SA; presence in an open registry, not an endorsement)
📋 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 68 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: .
About this section. We aggregated what we found across 24 public registries and product databases as of . This is not an authentication, certification, or safety endorsement. Coverage gaps in our source data exist. For definitive verification, please contact the manufacturer or the relevant regulator directly.
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Provenance
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