Meiji
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Meiji, 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
Meiji averages 96.4/100 across the 58 of 128 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 37.9% 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.
- 96.4/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 58 scored products
- 128
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 37.9%
- 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 128 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Matcha Green Tea Creme With A Crunchy Shell; Hello panda matcha creme biscuit; Hello Panda, Chocolate Creme Filled Cookies; 37.9% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 96.4/100. 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.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 58 of 128 tracked Meiji records (45.3%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 70 cannot be screened, so the 96.4/100 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 Meiji
Meiji: 128 products tracked, 58 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 96.4/100, 37.9% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 45.3% 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 →
Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Meiji's 37.9% flagged share is 19.9 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Meiji processing intensity
Meiji's NOVA-classified set is 57 products: 100% ultra-processed (Group 4, 57 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 57. 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
- 57 (100%)
Shelf mix
Where Meiji shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Meiji concentrates in Snacks (46, 96% of this top-five); Cooking helpers (1); ja:お菓子 (1).
- Snacks 46
- Cooking helpers 1
- ja:お菓子 1
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Meiji's 37.9% flagged share is measured across 58 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.
Meiji flagged share vs large-brand cohort
37.9% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
38% 0th percentile is at or above the flagged share of 0% 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%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 40%–50%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 50%–60%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 60%–70%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 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 (96.4/100) summarizes 58 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.
Meiji product score distribution
Brand average 96.4/100 across 58 scored products
96 21st percentile sits above 21% of the 58 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
- 40–50
- 2 scored products (3%)
- 90–100
- 20 scored products (34%)
- 100 and above
- 36 scored products (62%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Meiji relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 58 Meiji products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 21. It is used by 3,551 other brands in this database (10.1% 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 | Meiji products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 21 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Blue 1 | 2 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 2 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Carrageenan | 1 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
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 Meiji 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 (30.5 ingredients and 100/100) 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
- 30.5 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Matcha Green Tea Creme With A Crunchy Shell, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (3). 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
- Matcha Green Tea Creme With A Crunchy Shell: 34 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Hello panda matcha creme biscuit: 35 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Hello Panda, Chocolate Creme Filled Cookies: 30 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Hello Panda Creme Filled Cookies, Strawberry: 35 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Hello Panda Chocolate: 30 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Hello Panda Chocolate: 33 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Chocolate creme filled cookies: 27 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Hello Panda chocolate: 30 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Hello Panda: 39 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Hello panda: 32 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Cracker stick with dip: 32 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Cracker stick with dip: 31 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Galletas con palabras con crema de fresa: 34 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Yam Yam Cracker Stick With Dip: 37 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Hello panda choco cream biscuits: 30 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Hello panda: 36 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Hello Panda Biscuits With Milk Creme: 29 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Biscuits with strawberry creme: 35 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Hello panda: 31 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Meiji, chelsea butter scotch candy: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- hello panda: 30 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Gummy choco: 105 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Chocolate Cream Dip Wiht Crispy Craker Sticks: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Meiji, yan yan crispy cracker stick, strawberry: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Yam Yam Double Cream, Chocolate, Strawberry: 33 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Meiji, hello panda, choco biscuits with choco cream, double choco: 22 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Biscuits with choco cream: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Biscuits With Strawberry Cream: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Hello Panda: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Meiji, hello panda, biscuits with choco cream: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Hello Panda Biscuits With Strawberry Cream: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chocorooms: 36 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chocorooms, Milk & Dark Combination With Crispy Cracker: 29 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sweet & Crispy Chocorooms: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chocorooms: 37 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chocorooms: 32 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sweet & Crispy Chocorooms, Sweet & Creamy Strawberry: 35 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Caramel Hello Panda: 36 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Hello Panda Chocolate Crème Cookies: 34 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Hello Panda Chocolate Bag: 36 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Hello Panda: 35 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- HELLO PANDA Chocolate: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Almond Chocolate: 20 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chocolate milk: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Choco kinoko yama: 36 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Baked Wheat Cracker With Chocolate: 35 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Meltyblend premium cacao flavor: 20 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Fruity Strawberry Meltyblend: 29 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Milk chocolate: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Meiji, apollo chocolate: 20 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Meiji
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 78 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 Meiji: closest on tracked product count (128 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (96.4/100 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 Meiji food safe? ▼
Meiji has an average safety score of 96/100 across the 58 of 128 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 37.9% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Meiji products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 128 Meiji products. 58 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 70 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Meiji catalog? ▼
Meiji has 57 NOVA-classified products; 100% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 57 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Meiji catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Meiji concentrates in Snacks (46, 96% of this top-five); Cooking helpers (1); ja:お菓子 (1).
Does Meiji use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Meiji 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 Meiji 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 Matcha Green Tea Creme With A Crunchy Shell, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (3) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Caramel Coloring appears in 21 scored Meiji products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Meiji's 96.4/100 average and 37.9% 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.
