D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc.
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc., current as of September 2026. Screening averages and flag shares live in the short-answer band below. This hero only situates the catalog slice.
The short answer
D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc. averages 68.8/100 across the 8 of 8 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 37.5% 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.
- 68.8/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 8 scored products
- 8
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 37.5%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- Snacks
- leading Open Food Facts shelf (7 products in the top five)
Source snapshot current as of September 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: Farmer's Fair, Pretzels Covered In Milk Chocolate, Salty, Chocolaty; Dark Chocolate Pretzels; Ohio State, Mini Pretzels. Its 68.8/100 average and 37.5% flagged-product share summarize just 8 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.
Small captured catalog
Read the visible labels, not just the average
This is a small, fully labelled catalog with 8 tracked D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc. records. The list below shows 8 records that pass the catalog's display-quality filter. The visible sample includes Farmer's Fair, Pretzels Covered In Milk Chocolate, Salty, Chocolaty; Dark Chocolate Pretzels; Ohio State, Mini Pretzels. Because one reformulation can move a small-set average sharply, the individual labels are the primary evidence.
- Label coverage
- 100%
- Visible records
- 8
- Observed range
- 0–100
Next check: open a visible product whose current package you have and compare its ingredient panel with this snapshot.
What the Data Says About D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc.
D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc.: 8 products tracked, 8 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 68.8/100, 37.5% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
37.5% of the scored D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc. products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. That distribution is the primary finding; the average does not make those affected formulations "mostly safe." Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Across the 894,137 products we index overall, the average safety score is 92.8/100, and D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc. sits 24 points below that fleet-wide average.
Shelf mix
Where D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc. shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc. concentrates in Snacks (7, 88% of this top-five); Dairies (1).
- Snacks 7
- Dairies 1
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (68.8/100) summarizes 8 scored products. This distribution shows whether that mean sits on a tight cluster or a wide spread, a few low-scoring SKUs can matter even when the headline average looks strong.
D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc. product score distribution
Brand average 68.8/100 across 8 scored products
69 38th percentile sits above 38% of the 8 scored products we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 0–10
- 2 scored products (25%)
- 50–60
- 1 scored products (13%)
- 100 and above
- 5 scored products (63%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc. relies most on Red 40, an industry staple
Across the 8 D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc. products scored here, Red 40 appears in 3. It is used by 2,397 other brands in this database (6.8% of them), so its presence says more about the category than about this brand. 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 | D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc. products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Red 40 | 3 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 6 | 3 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 1 | 2 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 2 | 2 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 3 | 2 | FDA ban effective 2027-01-15 · Restricted: California (AB 418; effective 2027-01-01); Federal (FDA; effective 2027-01-15) |
| Yellow 5 | 2 | 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.
Visible product sample
Label complexity does not determine the screening result
Each point is one of the 8 concern-sorted D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc. records shown below. Horizontal position is the number of resolved ingredients on that product's stored label; vertical position is its source-derived screening score. The dashed medians (22.5 ingredients and 100/100) divide this displayed sample only. A longer label is not automatically worse: open a specific product to inspect its flagged rows and source coverage.
- Shown records
- 8
- Median label
- 22.5 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Farmer's Fair, Pretzels Covered In Milk Chocolate, Salty, Chocolaty, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (6). Bubble size represents flagged ingredient count plus one, so zero-flagged products remain visible. The score is derived from FDA SAFFA and CSPI fields; this chart does not establish recall status, dietary suitability, or a health outcome.
Read the plotted values
- Farmer's Fair, Pretzels Covered In Milk Chocolate, Salty, Chocolaty: 31 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Dark Chocolate Pretzels: 30 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Ohio State, Mini Pretzels: 20 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Wolfgang, Latimer St. Bakery, Truffle Cookies, Cherry Vanilla Filled Dark Chocolate Topped: 24 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Wolfgang, Special Reserve, Belgian Dark Chocolate With Caramelized Hazelnuts: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Wolfgang, Greek Style Yogurt Treats, Peach: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Greek style yogurt treats: 25 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Wolfgang, Mini Pretzels, Orange Cream Soda: 21 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc.
Showing 8 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first).
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc.: closest on tracked product count (8 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (68.8/100 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 D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc. food safe? ▼
D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc. has an average safety score of 69/100 across the 8 of 8 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 37.5% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc. products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 8 D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc. products. 8 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 0 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
Which shelves dominate the D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc. catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc. concentrates in Snacks (7, 88% of this top-five); Dairies (1).
Does D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc. use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc. 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 D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc. 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 Farmer's Fair, Pretzels Covered In Milk Chocolate, Salty, Chocolaty, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (6) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Red 40 appears in 3 scored D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc. products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare D. E. Wolfgang Candy Co. Inc.'s 68.8/100 average and 37.5% 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 September 2026.
