Benzisothiazolinone

Benzisothiazolinone appears in 19 indexed US food products. No FDA SAFFA status or CSPI rating is attached in this snapshot, so this page reports prevalence rather than a safety verdict.

What the data can answer

Benzisothiazolinone appears in 19 catalogued products, but this snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to it. This page therefore cannot answer whether the ingredient is safe from those sources. It can show how often it occurs, where it tends to sit on labels, and which kinds of products contain it.

19
catalogued products
#9,730
usage rank of 247,206
10
named brands represented
82%
average depth down ingredient lists

Catalog prevalence comes from Open Food Facts ingredient lists. FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine labels are shown only when the source record contains them.

Benzisothiazolinone sits in the busiest tenth of the catalog (#9,730 / 247,206)

Usage rank
#9,730
of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 368 others that also appear in exactly 19 products.
Typical depth in an ingredient list
82%
Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 19 products listing it (mean slot 16.7). Benzisothiazolinone usually falls near the end of the captured list; this position does not measure its amount because source formatting, compound ingredients and labeling exceptions vary.

Computed from parsed product ingredient lists (Open Food Facts). The ranking covers 247,206 ingredients that appear at least once. Neither usage rank nor label depth is a safety clearance.

Reading this ingredient record

A clean co-occurrence count is not a safety clearance

No linked product currently contains a separately flagged ingredient, but zero co-occurrence is an absence-of-evidence result, not regulatory approval. The practical reading is about use: Benzisothiazolinone reaches 10 named brands, most often appears under Laundry-detergent, and typically sits near the end of the captured list. Product examples include Bora Bora Waters; Dish Liquid; Dish Liquid. Check the current label and authoritative source databases when the decision involves allergies, dosage, pregnancy, or a medical condition.

0% of linked products currently carry a separately flagged ingredient

Most NOVA-tagged examples land in Group 4 (10 of 10), yet the products span unrelated categories. That contrast matters: processing class can describe how a food was made while saying nothing decisive about this ingredient's regulatory status. Use the linked examples to understand formulation context, and leave the unanswered toxicology or individual-sensitivity question unanswered.

Next check: verify the unresolved source rating directly instead of converting zero co-flags into reassurance.

How do the sampled products compare?

Each point is one of the 16 sampled products listed below: its overall safety score against how many separately flagged ingredients its label carries. Bubble size is the number of ingredient rows the label actually resolved to.

Safety score vs. flagged-ingredient count for products containing Benzisothiazolinone

Per-product safety score and flagged-ingredient count from the same sampled listings shown below. Bubble size = linked ingredient rows. Source: Open Food Facts labels x FDA SAFFA x CSPI Chemical Cuisine. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 16 entities by Safety score (X) and Flagged ingredients on label (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. High score, still flaggedLow score, more flaggedHigh score, fewer flaggedLow score, fewer flagged 99.9100.0100.0100100.0100.0100.1 00.00.00.1 Safety score Flagged ingredients on label Safety score vs. flagged-ingredient count for products containing Benzisothiazolinone
Per-product safety score and flagged-ingredient count from the same sampled listings shown below. Bubble size = linked ingredient rows. Source: Open Food Facts labels x FDA SAFFA x CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

High-volume peers for Benzisothiazolinone

Top-decile company for Benzisothiazolinone: 19 listings averaging 100/100.

Similar mean product score

Nearest other ingredients by mean product screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.

Next steps from the Benzisothiazolinone page

19 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Benzisothiazolinone are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.

  • Open the product sample for Benzisothiazolinone and read how the term sits on real packages. Browse linked labels
  • Browse another ingredient record and keep the same FDA/CSPI and prevalence fields in view. Compare a peer
  • Read how PlainFoodSafe joins source records before treating a screening label as a personal food or health conclusion. Read the methodology

This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.

Questions readers ask about Benzisothiazolinone

Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Benzisothiazolinone?

This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Benzisothiazolinone, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#9,730 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.

Which product shelves show up most often with Benzisothiazolinone?

Benzisothiazolinone ranks in the top decile by product count (#9,730 of 247,206), appearing in 19 indexed products led by Laundry-detergent. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.

Why is Benzisothiazolinone so common on ingredient lists?

The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Benzisothiazolinone appears in 19 products (#9,730 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.

Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Benzisothiazolinone). Safety ratings: CSPI Chemical Cuisine; product presence: Open Food Facts via PlainFoodSafe (September 2026). Figures are computed from those sources, no editor-typed counts. Methodology · State regulations.