Fd&c Red #40 And Potassium Sorbate As Preservative
Fd&c Red #40 And Potassium Sorbate As Preservative appears in 2 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
Fd&c Red #40 And Potassium Sorbate As Preservative appears in 2 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.
- 2
- catalogued products
- #46,185
- usage rank of 247,206
- 1
- named brands represented
- 100%
- 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.
Fd&c Red #40 And Potassium Sorbate As Preservative: above-median product count (beats 81.3% of ranked ingredients)
- Usage rank
- #46,185
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 25,114 others that also appear in exactly 2 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 100%
- Mean relative depth 100% across 2 parsed labels, slot 7.0 on average. Fd&c Red #40 And Potassium Sorbate As Preservative tends to sit near the end of the captured list. Depth is location on the label, not a measured dose.
Derived by this site from the ingredient lists of every catalogued product (Open Food Facts), recomputed on each data refresh. 247,206 ingredients have at least one appearance and are ranked here. Usage and list position describe prevalence, not safety.
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: Fd&c Red #40 And Potassium Sorbate As Preservative reaches 1 named brands, most often appears under Salted-snacks, and typically sits near the end of the captured list. Product examples include Pickled Ginger; Pickled Ginger Kizami Shoga. 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 3 (2 of 2), 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.
Products Containing Fd&c Red #40 And Potassium Sorbate As Preservative
All 2 indexed products that name Fd&c Red #40 And Potassium Sorbate As Preservative:
Count-or-score neighbours for Fd&c Red #40 And Potassium Sorbate As Preservative
Use the lists below to place Fd&c Red #40 And Potassium Sorbate As Preservative against similar footprints (2 products).
Similar mean product score
Nearest other ingredients by mean product screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
What to do with this Fd&c Red #40 And Potassium Sorbate As Preservative record
2 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Fd&c Red #40 And Potassium Sorbate As Preservative are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.
- Review the sampled product records that list Fd&c Red #40 And Potassium Sorbate As Preservative to see how the ingredient appears in actual labels. Open product sample
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This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Questions readers ask about Fd&c Red #40 And Potassium Sorbate As Preservative
Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Fd&c Red #40 And Potassium Sorbate As Preservative? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Fd&c Red #40 And Potassium Sorbate As Preservative, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#46,185 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Where does Fd&c Red #40 And Potassium Sorbate As Preservative show up across the catalog? ▼
Fd&c Red #40 And Potassium Sorbate As Preservative sits above the median for catalog prevalence (2 products, #46,185 of 247,206) across 1 named brands. Category mix varies — use the linked records rather than treating any single shelf as representative.
Why is Fd&c Red #40 And Potassium Sorbate As Preservative so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The current source record does not specify a technical effect for Fd&c Red #40 And Potassium Sorbate As Preservative. Its near the end of the captured list and product examples are shown without guessing why manufacturers include it.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Fd&c Red #40 And Potassium Sorbate As Preservative). 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.