The published position
Documented cause of hypersensitivity reactions; not permitted in the United States.
EFSA opinion, 2013
Where it stands in law
United States
Banned · In force
US 21 CFR 74
Not listed for use in food in the United States.
None of this moves a score. A law tells you what a shop may sell where you live, which is a different question from what is in the packet, and mixing the two would make two people’s scores for the same product incomparable.
How much of it counts
The penalty for this additive scales with how much of it can be in the product. Where a label bounds it, at a declared percentage or under a “less than 2%” clause, the penalty shrinks accordingly. Where nothing bounds it, the penalty stands in full. The rule is here.