Market Basket

Per-product safety scores across 1,695 indexed Market Basket items — combining FDA SAFFA status, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings, and state-level ingredient bans.

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Avg Safety Score
99.7
Products
1,695
Flagged Products
1.8%
Dye Pledge
No
Market Basket brand profile vs portfolio averages
Signal Market Basket Notes
Avg safety score 99.7/100 Above-average
Products tracked 1,695 OpenFoodFacts US index
Flagged ingredients 1.8% FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap
Public dye pledge No Per FDA Dye Tracker disclosures

What the Data Says About

Market Basket: 1,695 products tracked, avg safety score 99.7/100, 1.8% of catalog has at least one flagged ingredient. Dye pledge: No.

Score ≥95 places Market Basket in the top-decile safety tier — ingredient profiles dominated by FDA/CSPI low-concern items. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →

Safety scores weigh each product's ingredient list against FDA additive guidance and Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) concern ratings, then average across the brand's tracked catalog. A flagged ingredient is not a recall or a ban — it marks an additive that one of these authorities lists for caution, such as a synthetic dye, a nitrite preservative, or a high-intensity sweetener. Scores shift as brands reformulate and as the underlying datasets refresh, so a brand-level average is a starting point, not a verdict — open the individual product pages for the detail behind any number.

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Sorted by concern level (most flagged first)

Holiday Non Pareils
Undefined
2 flagged 50/100
Our Traditional Sweet Italian Sausage
2 flagged 70/100
Light Apple Juice Cocktail
Undefined
2 flagged 80/100
Diet Ginger Ale
Undefined
2 flagged 80/100
Light Ice Cream
Undefined
2 flagged 90/100
Dipped Chocolatey Covered Chewy Granola Bars
1 flagged 85/100
Shredded Wheat Cereal
Undefined
1 flagged 85/100
Light grape cranberry juice cocktail from concentrate
Plant-based foods and beverages
1 flagged 85/100
Tropical Fruit
Plant-based foods and beverages
1 flagged 85/100
Market basket, splash flavored beverage, peach mango
Plant-based foods and beverages
1 flagged 85/100
Bacon steak cuts
Meats and their products
1 flagged 85/100
Light Sliced Strawberries
Undefined
1 flagged 85/100
Natural Casing Frankfurts
Hot-dogs
1 flagged 85/100
Glazed Baked Ham
Mexican-dinner-mixes
1 flagged 85/100
Honey nut toasted oats cereal
Plant-based foods and beverages
1 flagged 95/100
Sweetened cocoa crisp rice cereal
Plant-based foods and beverages
1 flagged 95/100
Classic italian dressing
Condiments
1 flagged 95/100
Worcestershire Sauce
Condiments
1 flagged 95/100
Market Basket Zesty Cocktail Sauce
Condiments
1 flagged 95/100
Apple juice cocktail from concentrate
Plant-based foods and beverages
1 flagged 95/100
Original Style Fig Bars
Fig-bar
1 flagged 95/100
Instant Regular Oatmeal
Plant-based foods and beverages
1 flagged 95/100
Evaporated Milk
1 flagged 95/100
Lite reduced calorie syrup
1 flagged 95/100
Golden Ginger Ale Soda
Undefined
1 flagged 95/100
Pumpernickel Bagel
1 flagged 95/100
Whipping Cream
Whipping-cream
1 flagged 95/100
Light Ice Cream
Undefined
1 flagged 95/100
Imitation Crab Meat
100/100
Boneless Choice Strip Roast
100/100
Wheat demi parisian
Plant-based foods and beverages
100/100
super sweet white corn
100/100
Cranberry Chicken Salad Wrap
100/100
Smoked Turkey BLT Wrap
100/100
Cranberry Chicken Snack Pack
100/100
Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich
100/100
Spring Mix Salad
100/100
Chicken Caesar Wrap
100/100
Southwestern Style Chicken Bowl
100/100
Quiche Lorraine
100/100
Spinach Quiche
100/100
White meat chicken salad
Meals
100/100
Chicken Cranberry Salad
Undefined
100/100
Eggplant Parmesan
100/100
Creamy Tomato Tortellini
100/100
Premium Ham Salad
100/100
Elbow Macaroni Salad
100/100
Red Bliss Potato Salad
100/100
Seasoned Olive Medley
Undefined
100/100
Colossal Calamata
Undefined
100/100
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Market Basket food safe? ▼

Market Basket has an average safety score of 100/100 across 1695 tracked products. 1.8% of products contain flagged ingredients.

How many Market Basket products are tracked? ▼

Our database tracks 1,695 Market Basket products, with safety scores based on ingredient analysis from FDA and CSPI data.

Does Market Basket use artificial dyes? ▼

Market Basket has not publicly committed to removing artificial dyes. Check individual product pages for specific dye ingredients.

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Sources & related

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CSPI Chemical Cuisine
Additive safety ratings behind the score.
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 Editorial.

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.