Safeway Inc.
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Safeway Inc., 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
Safeway Inc. averages 93.1/100 across the 242 of 242 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 29.3% 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.
- 93.1/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 242 scored products
- 242
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 29.3%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 71.1%
- 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 242 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Ice Pops; Gummi Worms; Spice Drops Candy; 29.3% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 93.1/100. 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.
| Signal | Safeway Inc. | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 93.1/100 | Above-average |
| Products tracked | 242 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 29.3% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Safeway Inc.
Safeway Inc.: 242 products tracked, 242 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 93.1/100, 29.3% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
29.3% of the scored Safeway Inc. 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 Safeway Inc. sits 0.3 points above that fleet-wide average. Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Safeway Inc.'s 29.3% flagged share is 11.3 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Safeway Inc. processing intensity
Safeway Inc.'s NOVA-classified set is 239 products: 71.1% ultra-processed (Group 4, 170 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 170. That ultra-processed share sits 7.2 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Safeway Inc. shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Safeway Inc. concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (19, 61% of this top-five); Beverages (4); Dairies (4); Meats and their products (3); Condiments (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 19 | 99.7/100 | 5.3% |
| Beverages | 4 | 92.5/100 | 50% |
| Dairies | 4 | 98.8/100 | 25% |
| Meats and their products | 3 | 95/100 | 33.3% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Safeway Inc.'s 29.3% flagged share is measured across 242 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.
Safeway Inc. flagged share vs large-brand cohort
29.3% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
29% 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%
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- 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 (93.1/100) summarizes 242 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.
Safeway Inc. product score distribution
Brand average 93.1/100 across 242 scored products
93 24th percentile sits above 24% of the 242 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
- 0–10
- 2 scored products (1%)
- 20–30
- 4 scored products (2%)
- 40–50
- 2 scored products (1%)
- 50–60
- 2 scored products (1%)
- 60–70
- 4 scored products (2%)
- 70–80
- 16 scored products (7%)
- 80–90
- 17 scored products (7%)
- 90–100
- 24 scored products (10%)
- 100 and above
- 171 scored products (71%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Safeway Inc. relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 242 Safeway Inc. products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 24. 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 | Safeway Inc. products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 24 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Red 40 | 18 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Carrageenan | 13 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Acesulfame Potassium | 10 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Aspartame | 9 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Yellow 5 | 8 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 1 | 6 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Titanium Dioxide | 6 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
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 Safeway Inc. 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 (12 ingredients and 75/100) 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
- 12 ingredients
- Median score
- 75/100
The outlined point is Ice Pops, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (6). 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
- Ice Pops: 16 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Gummi Worms: 12 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Spice Drops Candy: 9 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Gummi Worms Candy: 14 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Butterscotch Disks Candy: 7 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Candy Corn Candy: 13 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Ice Cream With Roasted Almonds: 16 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Soda: 12 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Diet Ginger Ale: 8 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Diet Root Beer: 8 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Hot Cocoa Mix: 15 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Sugar Free Coffee Enhancer: 9 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Soda: 11 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Soda: 10 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Artificially Flavored Soda: 9 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Sparkling Water Beverage: 9 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Sparkling Water Beverage: 8 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Sparkling Water Beverage: 8 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Sweet Relish: 16 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Sugar Sweetened Iced Tea Mix Iced Tea: 6 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Iced Tea: 6 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Diet Cola: 9 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Sparkling Peach Tea: 14 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Iced Tea: 11 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Grade A Heavy Whipping Cream: 5 resolved ingredients, 90/100, 2 flagged.
- Ice Cream: 16 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Mountain Breeze Soda: 12 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Blue Storm Liquid Water Enhancer: 16 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Pie Filling Or Topping Cherry: 8 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Light Cherry Pie Filling Or Topping: 7 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Tomato Clam Cocktail: 13 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Red Fish Candy: 11 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Cherry Sours Candy: 18 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Bears Candy: 10 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Lemonade drink: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Fruit punch drink: 18 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Turkey Breast: 14 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Turkey Breast: 10 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Sparkling Water With Juice: 13 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Sparkling Water With Juice: 14 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Corned Beef Hash: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Dressing & Dip: 16 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Dressing & Spread: 19 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Dressing & Spread: 19 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Dressing & Dip: 16 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Dressing & Dip: 18 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Ranch Dressing & Dip: 17 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Poppy Seed & Caramelized Onion Dressing: 17 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- 2% milkfat milk: 9 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Lowfat Cultured Buttermilk: 10 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
Products by Safeway Inc.
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 192 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 Safeway Inc.: closest on tracked product count (242 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (93.1/100 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 Safeway Inc. food safe? ▼
Safeway Inc. has an average safety score of 93/100 across the 242 of 242 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 29.3% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Safeway Inc. products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 242 Safeway Inc. products. 242 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 0 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Safeway Inc. catalog? ▼
Safeway Inc. has 239 NOVA-classified products; 71.1% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 170 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Safeway Inc. catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Safeway Inc. concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (19, 61% of this top-five); Beverages (4); Dairies (4); Meats and their products (3); Condiments (1).
Does Safeway Inc. use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Safeway Inc. 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 Safeway Inc. 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 Ice Pops, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (6) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Caramel Coloring appears in 24 scored Safeway Inc. products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Safeway Inc.'s 93.1/100 average and 29.3% 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.
