Ford Gum
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Ford Gum, 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
Ford Gum averages 42.5/100 across the 2 of 2 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 100.0% 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.
- 42.5/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 2 scored products
- 2
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 100.0%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
Source snapshot current as of September 2026; open individual products before making a product-specific decision.
Portfolio reading
Coverage is the first question
Only 2 products passed the catalog's display-quality filter even though 2 records carry this brand label. That mismatch is the main finding: the roll-up is too dependent on sparse or noisy upstream names for a confident brand-wide conclusion. The readable evidence is Easter Bubble Gum Balls and Gumball Machine Toy Bank. Verify a current package rather than extending this average beyond those records.
Small captured catalog
Read the visible labels, not just the average
This is a small, fully labelled catalog with 2 tracked Ford Gum records. The list below shows 2 records that pass the catalog's display-quality filter. The visible sample includes Easter Bubble Gum Balls; Gumball Machine Toy Bank. Because one reformulation can move a small-set average sharply, the individual labels are the primary evidence.
- Label coverage
- 100%
- Visible records
- 2
- Observed range
- 10–75
Next check: open a visible product whose current package you have and compare its ingredient panel with this snapshot.
What the Data Says About Ford Gum
Ford Gum: 2 products tracked, 2 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 42.5/100, 100.0% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
100.0% of the scored Ford Gum 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 Ford Gum sits 50.3 points below that fleet-wide average.
BHT is the flagged ingredient Ford Gum uses most
Across the 2 Ford Gum products scored here, BHT appears in 1. Only 742 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 | Ford Gum products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| BHT | 1 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Blue 1 | 1 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 3 | 1 | FDA ban effective 2027-01-15 · Restricted: California (AB 418; effective 2027-01-01); Federal (FDA; effective 2027-01-15) |
| Red 40 | 1 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 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 Ford Gum
Showing 2 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first).
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Ford Gum: closest on tracked product count (2 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (42.5/100 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 Ford Gum food safe? ▼
Ford Gum has an average safety score of 43/100 across the 2 of 2 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 100.0% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Ford Gum products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 2 Ford Gum products. 2 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 0 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
Does Ford Gum use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Ford Gum 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 Ford Gum 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 Easter Bubble Gum Balls, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (4) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- BHT appears in 1 scored Ford Gum products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Ford Gum's 42.5/100 average and 100.0% 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 September 2026.
