Luden's
2 indexed Luden's items, current as of August 2026, with per-product safety screening on the 1 that carry an ingredient list, combining FDA SAFFA status, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings, and state-level ingredient bans.
The short answer
Luden's averages 75.0/100 across the 1 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.
- 75.0/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 1 scored products
- 2
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 100.0%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- Snacks
- leading Open Food Facts shelf (1 products in the top five)
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 Wild Cherry and Honey Licorice Flavored Menthol Lozenge. Verify a current package rather than extending this average beyond those records.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 1 of 2 tracked Luden's records (50%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 1 cannot be screened, so the 75.0/100 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 Luden's
Luden's: 2 products tracked, 1 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 75.0/100, 100.0% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 50% 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 →
Luden's relies most on Red 40, an industry staple
Across the 1 Luden's products scored here, Red 40 appears in 1. It is used by 2,535 other brands in this database (6.9% 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 | Luden's products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Red 40 | 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 Luden's
Showing 2 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Luden's food safe? ▼
Luden's has an average safety score of 75/100 across the 1 of 2 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 100.0% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Luden's products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 2 Luden's products. 1 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 1 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
Does Luden's use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Luden's 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 Luden's 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 Wild Cherry, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (1) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Red 40 appears in 1 scored Luden's products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Luden's's 75.0/100 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 August 2026.
