USDA Choice
254 indexed USDA Choice items, current as of September 2026. None carry an ingredient list in this snapshot, so none can be screened against FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine.
The short answer
USDA Choice has no average safety score. Open Food Facts carries 254 product records under this brand, and none of them include an ingredient list. Without labels there is nothing to screen against FDA SAFFA or CSPI, so this brand has no average safety score. That is a gap in the source catalog, not a finding about the brand's products.
- Not scored
- no product under this brand has an ingredient list
- 254
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- Meats and their products
- leading Open Food Facts shelf (1 products in the top five)
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
Open Food Facts carries 254 product records under this brand, and none of them include an ingredient list. Without labels there is nothing to screen against FDA SAFFA or CSPI, so this brand has no average safety score. That is a gap in the source catalog, not a finding about the brand's products.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 0 of 254 tracked USDA Choice records (0%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 254 cannot be screened, so there is no score to compute.
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 USDA Choice
USDA Choice: 254 products tracked, none with an ingredient list, so no safety score is computed.
Because no USDA Choice record in this snapshot carries an ingredient list, there is no tier to assign. Coverage, not safety, is the finding here. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
No flagged ingredients across USDA Choice
None of the 0 USDA Choice products scored here list an ingredient flagged by the FDA, by CSPI's Chemical Cuisine ratings, or by a US state ingredient law. It reflects the ingredient lists on file rather than a certification, and a product added later could change it.
Products by USDA Choice
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 204 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 USDA Choice: closest on tracked product count (254 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score. 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).
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 USDA Choice food safe? ▼
USDA Choice has no average safety score. Open Food Facts carries 254 product records under this brand, and none of them include an ingredient list. Without labels there is nothing to screen against FDA SAFFA or CSPI, so this brand has no average safety score. That is a gap in the source catalog, not a finding about the brand's products.
How many USDA Choice products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 254 USDA Choice products. 0 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 254 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
Does USDA Choice use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which USDA Choice 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 USDA Choice profile
This brand has no scorable ingredient lists in the current snapshot, the useful next step is confirming whether your package appears in Open Food Facts or checking the official sources directly.
- Inspect London Broil Steak Raw, the highest-concern product in the displayed list, before extending any brand-wide average. Open top listed product
- Browse other brands with complete label coverage if you need a scored comparison baseline. 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.
