<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
  <channel>
    <title>PlainFoodSafe — Food Additive Safety: Guides &amp; Research</title>
    <link>https://plainfoodsafe.com</link>
    <description>Plain-language analyses of food-additive safety data: editorial guides and original research from PlainFoodSafe, an independent publisher synthesizing Open Food Facts, FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA), and CSPI Chemical Cuisine data.</description>
    <language>en-us</language>
    <lastBuildDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 08:52:11 GMT</lastBuildDate>
    <atom:link href="https://plainfoodsafe.com/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Share of Classified US Packaged Foods by NOVA Processing Level]]></title>
      <link>https://plainfoodsafe.com/research/ultra-processed-share-of-us-packaged-foods/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://plainfoodsafe.com/research/ultra-processed-share-of-us-packaged-foods/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[How the cataloged US packaged-food supply breaks down across the four NOVA processing groups, computed from Open Food Facts products with a NOVA classification.]]></description>
      <category>Research</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Top 10 Flagged Food Additives by Product Presence in Open Food Facts]]></title>
      <link>https://plainfoodsafe.com/research/top-flagged-additives-by-product-presence/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://plainfoodsafe.com/research/top-flagged-additives-by-product-presence/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The additives flagged by FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings that appear in the most cataloged products, ranked by product presence.]]></description>
      <category>Research</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Top 10 Food Brands by Aggregate Product Safety Score]]></title>
      <link>https://plainfoodsafe.com/research/top-brands-by-safety-score/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://plainfoodsafe.com/research/top-brands-by-safety-score/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Food brands ranked by their average product safety score across all cataloged products, surfacing which brands carry the cleanest additive profiles.]]></description>
      <category>Research</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[US State-Level Food Additive Restrictions on Record]]></title>
      <link>https://plainfoodsafe.com/research/state-level-food-additive-restrictions/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://plainfoodsafe.com/research/state-level-food-additive-restrictions/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A state-by-state account of food-additive restrictions enacted in the US, from California Red 3 bans to the wave of state-level synthetic-dye legislation.]]></description>
      <category>Research</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Indexed Products Containing Each Phased-Out Synthetic Dye]]></title>
      <link>https://plainfoodsafe.com/research/fda-dye-phase-out-product-exposure/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://plainfoodsafe.com/research/fda-dye-phase-out-product-exposure/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[How many cataloged products still list each FDA phase-out synthetic dye (Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, and more), measuring real product exposure.]]></description>
      <category>Research</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[How Food Safety Scores Work: What the Numbers Actually Mean]]></title>
      <link>https://plainfoodsafe.com/guides/understanding-safety-scores/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://plainfoodsafe.com/guides/understanding-safety-scores/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[How the four-tier shelf-label safety score is computed from FDA SAFFA regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, and how to read it.]]></description>
      <category>Guides</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[How to Read Food Labels for Safety: A Data-Driven Guide]]></title>
      <link>https://plainfoodsafe.com/guides/reading-food-labels/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://plainfoodsafe.com/guides/reading-food-labels/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A practical guide to reading ingredient lists for additive safety — which additives matter, what NOVA processing level signals, and what to ignore.]]></description>
      <category>Guides</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Safest Food Brands in America — Data Analysis of 38,000+ Brands]]></title>
      <link>https://plainfoodsafe.com/guides/safest-brands/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://plainfoodsafe.com/guides/safest-brands/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[What the data shows about which food brands carry the cleanest additive profiles, drawn from per-brand safety scores across 38,000+ cataloged brands.]]></description>
      <category>Guides</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[The FDA Food Dye Ban: What's Being Removed and When]]></title>
      <link>https://plainfoodsafe.com/guides/fda-dye-ban/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://plainfoodsafe.com/guides/fda-dye-ban/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A complete timeline of the FDA synthetic-dye phase-out — which dyes are being removed, the deadlines, and how many products still contain them.]]></description>
      <category>Guides</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[States Banning Food Additives: Complete Regulation Tracker]]></title>
      <link>https://plainfoodsafe.com/guides/state-ingredient-bans/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://plainfoodsafe.com/guides/state-ingredient-bans/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A tracker of US state laws restricting food additives — California, the wave of copycat bills, and which additives each state targets.]]></description>
      <category>Guides</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Controversial Preservatives in US Food: What the Data Shows]]></title>
      <link>https://plainfoodsafe.com/guides/controversial-preservatives/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://plainfoodsafe.com/guides/controversial-preservatives/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The preservatives that draw the most scrutiny — sodium nitrite, BHA, BHT, sulfites — what regulators say, and how common they are in cataloged products.]]></description>
      <category>Guides</category>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Children's Food Safety: What Parents Should Know About Additives]]></title>
      <link>https://plainfoodsafe.com/guides/childrens-food-safety/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://plainfoodsafe.com/guides/childrens-food-safety/</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Which food additives draw the most concern for children, what the regulatory record says, and how to use additive data when shopping for kids.]]></description>
      <category>Guides</category>
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>