Ferrara Candy Company
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Ferrara Candy Company, 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
Ferrara Candy Company averages 36.5/100 across the 216 of 223 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 86.1% 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.
- 36.5/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 216 scored products
- 223
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 86.1%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 100%
- of NOVA-classified products that are ultra-processed (Group 4)
Source snapshot current as of September 2026; open individual products before making a product-specific decision.
Portfolio reading
Use the distribution, then open the outliers
With 223 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Jaw busters, jaw breakers cand; Chewy Lemonhead, Flavor Fusers, Candy; Flavor Fusers, Lemonhead, Candy; 86.1% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 36.5/100. Open those outliers first, then compare neighboring formulations. The aggregate does not establish recall status, allergen suitability, or the composition of an item outside this snapshot.
| Signal | Ferrara Candy Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 36.5/100 | Below-average |
| Products tracked | 223 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 86.1% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Ferrara Candy Company
Ferrara Candy Company: 223 products tracked, 216 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 36.5/100, 86.1% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
86.1% of the scored Ferrara Candy Company 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 Ferrara Candy Company sits 56.3 points below that fleet-wide average. Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Ferrara Candy Company's 86.1% flagged share is 68.1 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Ferrara Candy Company processing intensity
Ferrara Candy Company's NOVA-classified set is 216 products: 100% ultra-processed (Group 4, 216 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 216. That ultra-processed share sits 21.7 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
- G1
- 0
- G2
- 0
- G3
- 0
- G4 ultra
- 216 (100%)
Shelf mix
Where Ferrara Candy Company shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Ferrara Candy Company concentrates in Snacks (96, 98% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (2).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snacks | 94 | 31.5/100 | 94.7% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 2 | 50/100 | 100% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Ferrara Candy Company's 86.1% flagged share is measured across 216 scored products. The chart places that rate against the 50 brands with 50+ scored products in this snapshot, the same qualifying cohort used on the rankings page.
Ferrara Candy Company flagged share vs large-brand cohort
86.1% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
86% 32nd percentile is at or above the flagged share of 32% of the 50 qualifying brands we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more qualifying brands. 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%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 10%–20%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 20%–30%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 30%–40%
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- 70%–80%
- 3 qualifying brands (6%)
- 80%–90%
- 25 qualifying brands (50%)
- 90% and above
- 22 qualifying brands (44%)
Source Open Food Facts × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (36.5/100) summarizes 216 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.
Ferrara Candy Company product score distribution
Brand average 36.5/100 across 216 scored products
37 57th percentile sits above 57% of the 216 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
- 76 scored products (35%)
- 10–20
- 16 scored products (7%)
- 20–30
- 24 scored products (11%)
- 30–40
- 13 scored products (6%)
- 40–50
- 1 scored products (0%)
- 50–60
- 18 scored products (8%)
- 60–70
- 10 scored products (5%)
- 70–80
- 25 scored products (12%)
- 80–90
- 3 scored products (1%)
- 100 and above
- 30 scored products (14%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Ferrara Candy Company relies most on Red 40, an industry staple
Across the 216 Ferrara Candy Company products scored here, Red 40 appears in 154. 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 | Ferrara Candy Company products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Red 40 | 154 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 129 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 1 | 118 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 6 | 86 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Titanium Dioxide | 72 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
| Red 3 | 34 | FDA ban effective 2027-01-15 · Restricted: California (AB 418; effective 2027-01-01); Federal (FDA; effective 2027-01-15) |
| Blue 2 | 16 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Caramel Coloring | 16 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
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 50 concern-sorted Ferrara Candy Company 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 (15 ingredients and 0/100) 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
- 50
- Median label
- 15 ingredients
- Median score
- 0/100
The outlined point is Jaw busters, jaw breakers cand, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (7). 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
- Jaw busters, jaw breakers cand: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 7 flagged.
- Chewy Lemonhead, Flavor Fusers, Candy: 21 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 7 flagged.
- Flavor Fusers, Lemonhead, Candy: 21 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 7 flagged.
- Summer Strips Soft Candy: 11 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Bobs, Sweet Stripes, Soft Fruit Candy: 11 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Fruit Mix Candies: 26 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Brachs, Party Time Mix, Assorted Hard Candy: 14 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Lemonhead, fruit mix chewy candy: 26 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Jordan Almonds: 13 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Lemonhead, Chewy & Friends Fruit Candy, Assorted: 25 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Candy Corn: 19 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Brach's, s'mores, caramels: 19 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Candy Corn: 16 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Candy Corn: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Candy Corn: 20 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- S'Mores Candy Corn: 19 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Candy Corn: 16 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Candy conversation hearts: 14 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Brach's, santa's choice candy cane, cherry: 9 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Evil Twins Gummi Candy: 17 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Octopus Gummi Candy: 16 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Sour Brite Crawlers Gummy Candy: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Gummi Conversation Hearts: 11 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Speckled jelly bird eggs: 17 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Bob's, Sweet Stripes, Wintery Mix Candy, Chcolate Mint, Hot Chocolate, Caramel Macchiato: 11 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Jujlyfruits Chewy Fruity Candy: 13 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Assorted Fruit Flavored Candies, Natural & Artificial Flavors: 22 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Bobs, Sweet Stripes, Wintery Mix Candy: 11 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Candy: 10 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Sour Brite Crawlers: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Evil Twins Gummi Candy: 17 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Gummi Candy: 22 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Big Bold Bears, Gummi Candy: 14 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Sathers, Jujyfruits, Gummy Candy: 13 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Chuckles, Jelly Candy: 11 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Chuckles, Gum Drops: 11 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Sour Brite Crawlers Gummi Candy: 18 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Chuckles, Jelly Candy: 11 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Gummy Candies: 13 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Crushed candy canes, peppermint, peppermint: 21 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Sour Brite Crawlers Gummi Candy: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Gummi Candy: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Trohi, Bites Fruitz, Chewy Candy, Chewy Candy Natural And Artificial Flavor: 19 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Extreme Sour Bites Chewy Candy: 19 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Chewy Fruity Candy!: 13 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Chewy tropical assorted fruit flavored candies: 22 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Tropical Chewy Candies, Assorted Fruit: 22 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Jelly Candy: 11 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Mini Jelly Candy: 11 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Minis Jelly Candy: 11 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
Products by Ferrara Candy Company
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 173 tracked records with unusable upstream names remain in the aggregate but are not shown.
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Ferrara Candy Company: closest on tracked product count (223 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (36.5/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
Similar product count
Nearest other brands by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
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 Ferrara Candy Company food safe? ▼
Ferrara Candy Company has an average safety score of 37/100 across the 216 of 223 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 86.1% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Ferrara Candy Company products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 223 Ferrara Candy Company products. 216 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 7 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Ferrara Candy Company catalog? ▼
Ferrara Candy Company has 216 NOVA-classified products; 100% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 216 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Ferrara Candy Company catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Ferrara Candy Company concentrates in Snacks (96, 98% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (2).
Does Ferrara Candy Company use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Ferrara Candy Company 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 Ferrara Candy Company 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 Jaw busters, jaw breakers cand, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (7) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Red 40 appears in 154 scored Ferrara Candy Company products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Ferrara Candy Company's 36.5/100 average and 86.1% 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.
