Kroger-Private Selection
2 indexed Kroger-Private Selection 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
Kroger-Private Selection averages 97.5/100 across the 2 of 2 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.
- 97.5/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 2 scored products
- 2
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 50.0%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
Source snapshot current as of August 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 Artisan style steakhouse, thick cut bread and Petite Medley snacking tomatoes. 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 Kroger-Private Selection records. The list below shows 2 records that pass the catalog's display-quality filter. The visible sample includes Artisan style steakhouse, thick cut bread; Petite Medley snacking tomatoes. Because one reformulation can move a small-set average sharply, the individual labels are the primary evidence.
- Label coverage
- 100%
- Captured mean
- 97.5/100
- Observed range
- 95–100
Next check: open a visible product whose current package you have and compare its ingredient panel with this snapshot.
What the Data Says About Kroger-Private Selection
Kroger-Private Selection: 2 products tracked, 2 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 97.5/100, 50.0% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
50.0% of the scored Kroger-Private Selection 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 Kroger-Private Selection sits 4.7 points above that fleet-wide average.
Kroger-Private Selection relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 2 Kroger-Private Selection products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 1. It is used by 3,742 other brands in this database (10.2% 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 | Kroger-Private Selection products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 1 | 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.
Products by Kroger-Private Selection
Showing 2 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Kroger-Private Selection food safe? ▼
Kroger-Private Selection has an average safety score of 98/100 across the 2 of 2 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 50.0% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Kroger-Private Selection products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 2 Kroger-Private Selection products. 2 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 0 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
Does Kroger-Private Selection use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Kroger-Private Selection 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.
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.
