Coastal Bay
3 indexed Coastal Bay items, current as of August 2026, with per-product safety screening on the 2 that carry an ingredient list, combining FDA SAFFA status, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings, and state-level ingredient bans.
The short answer
Coastal Bay averages 62.5/100 across the 2 of 3 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 50.0% of those contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. The figure summarizes Open Food Facts labels cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI; it does not establish recall status, allergy suitability, or the composition of products outside this snapshot.
- 62.5/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 2 scored products
- 3
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 50.0%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- Snacks
- leading Open Food Facts shelf (2 products in the top five)
Source snapshot current as of August 2026; open individual products before making a product-specific decision.
Portfolio reading
Read the compact shelf sample
This compact set is concrete enough to inspect item by item: Coastal bay, candy corn; Strawberry Flavored Hard Candy; Strawberry Candy Twists. Its 62.5/100 average and 50.0% flagged-product share summarize just 3 records, so a single reformulation can move both figures sharply. Use the product links as a checklist; the brand aggregate is orientation, not a recall, allergy clearance, or promise about products missing from Open Food Facts.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 2 of 3 tracked Coastal Bay records (66.7%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 1 cannot be screened, so the 62.5/100 mean describes the labelled subset rather than the whole brand.
Next check: use the product rows below to verify the labelled subset, then compare the current package for any unscored item.
What the Data Says About Coastal Bay
Coastal Bay: 3 products tracked, 2 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 62.5/100, 50.0% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 66.7% of tracked records, this average is a description of the labelled subset, not a brand-wide tier. The coverage gap is the dominant limitation. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Red 3 is the flagged ingredient Coastal Bay uses most
Across the 2 Coastal Bay products scored here, Red 3 appears in 1. Only 760 other brands here use it (2.1%), which makes it a more particular choice than the flags that dominate the catalogue. A flag records that a named source raised a concern about an ingredient. It is not a finding that a product is unsafe to eat.
| Flagged ingredient | Coastal Bay products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Red 3 | 1 | FDA ban effective 2027-01-15 · Restricted: California (AB 418; effective 2027-01-01); Federal (FDA; effective 2027-01-15) |
| Yellow 5 | 1 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 6 | 1 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
Counts are products in this database whose ingredient list names the flagged ingredient. Flags come from FDA enforcement actions, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings and US state ingredient laws; see the methodology for how each source is applied.
Products by Coastal Bay
Showing 3 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first).
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Coastal Bay: closest on tracked product count (3 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (62.5/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
Similar average screening score
Nearest other brands by average ingredient screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Counts and averages from Open Food Facts labels screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine; neither axis is a health outcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Coastal Bay food safe? ▼
Coastal Bay has an average safety score of 63/100 across the 2 of 3 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 50.0% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Coastal Bay products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 3 Coastal Bay products. 2 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 1 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
Does Coastal Bay use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Coastal Bay items list a synthetic dye on their label. For whether the company has committed to removing dyes, the FDA and CSPI both publish corporate-commitment trackers; we no longer restate those commitments here.
What to do with this Coastal Bay profile
Use this roll-up as orientation, then verify the specific package you hold against its ingredient panel and the named official sources.
- Start with Coastal bay, candy corn, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (3) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Red 3 appears in 1 scored Coastal Bay products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Coastal Bay's 62.5/100 average and 50.0% flagged share against other brands before treating either figure as a recall or clearance signal. Brand safety rankings
- Cross-check any additive concern against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine rather than relying on this derived index alone. Scoring methodology
A flagged ingredient records a source concern, not a recall, ban, or medical clearance. Always verify the current package label and consult official sources for product-specific decisions.
Citation & disclaimer notes
Brand scores aggregate ingredient-level FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings across Open Food Facts product data. See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe.Disclaimer: Informational purposes only; not professional advice. A flagged ingredient is not a recall or a ban. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Brand figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
