Ice Cream: Milk

Ice Cream: Milk carries a safety score of 3/5 and appears in 83 indexed US food products.

Safety score 60.0%

3/5 from FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine

How common is vs other flagged additives?

Number of indexed products containing each of the most common flagged additives — Ice Cream: Milk highlighted.

Indexed products containing each flagged additive. Source: Open Food Facts ingredient lists × FDA SAFFA × CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Caramel Coloring22612Red 4021595Yellow 518987Carrageenan17853Blue 116643Yellow 613560Sucralose10490Ice Cream: Milk83
Indexed products containing each flagged additive. Source: Open Food Facts ingredient lists × FDA SAFFA × CSPI Chemical Cuisine.
Safety Score
3/5

Safety Assessment

Ice Cream: Milk has a moderate safety profile (3/5). While approved for use, some studies or consumer advocacy groups have raised questions about certain aspects of this ingredient. Consumers who prefer caution may wish to limit intake.

What the Data Says About

Ice Cream: Milk currently appears in 83 products across the OpenFoodFacts catalog we index, which gives a concrete measure of its footprint on US grocery shelves. Our internal safety score of 3/5 synthesizes FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status with the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) Chemical Cuisine classification. These two frameworks capture different questions: regulators ask whether exposure at typical intake is acceptable, while consumer-advocacy groups examine cumulative dietary load and vulnerable-population risk.

Ice Cream: Milk serves one or more technical functions in food manufacturing — stabilization, flavor, preservation, or structural role — which explains its presence across multiple product categories in our database. Inspection and outbreak records frequently trace back to control failures around functional additives, whether through batch contamination, undisclosed substitutions, or labeling mismatches that trigger recall classifications by the FDA.

No specific concern flags are attached to Ice Cream: Milk in our current data snapshot beyond the regulatory and CSPI classifications above. That does not rule out individual sensitivity reactions, and anyone managing allergies, elimination diets, or chronic conditions should verify with a qualified healthcare professional before relying on population-level ratings.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Regulatory and safety classifications for Ice Cream: Milk
Source Classification Year
FDA SAFFA Not listed 2024
CSPI Chemical Cuisine Not rated 2024
PlainFoodSafe Score 3/5 2026
Product footprint 83 products OpenFoodFacts

FDA SAFFA database, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings, OpenFoodFacts product index. See methodology.

Products Containing

Showing 50 of 83 products

Alden's organic chocolate chip ice cream sandwich
Unknown
100/100
Alden's organic strawberry round sammies ice cream sandwich
Unknown
100/100
Alden's organic vanilla bean round sammies ice cream sandwich
Unknown
95/100
Brown butter bourbon truffle ice cream
Private Selection
90/100
Brownie sandwiches
Unknown
100/100
Cake & Ice Cream Cake, Peppermint Bark
Turkey Hill
90/100
Caramel Crunch Bars Ice Cream
Polar, Wells Enterprises Inc.
60/100
Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, chocolate chip cookie dough
Unknown
85/100
Chocolate ice cream cookie sandwiches
Mad Minis
100/100
Churned Reduced Fat Ice Cream, Smooth & Creamy
Harris Teeter
95/100
Classic Ice Cream Sandwich
Shamrock Farms
95/100
Cookies and cream ice cream cups, cookies and cream
Unknown
100/100
Deluxe chocolate chip ice cream
Kroger
90/100
Deluxe churned, strawberry swirl light ice cream
Unknown
70/100
Deluxe Cookies & Cream Ice Cream
The Kroger Co.
95/100
Deluxe ice cream
Unknown
95/100
Deluxe Ice Cream - Brookie
Kroger
95/100
Eggnog ice cream with vanilla flavored wafers sandwiches
Unknown
95/100
Freeze dried ice cream sandwich, vanilla ice cream between two chocolate cookie wafers real ice cream dessert, vanilla, chocolate
Unknown
85/100
Fudge Swirl Flavored Ice Cream, Fudge Swirl
Kroger
95/100
Fudge Swirl Ice Cream
The Kroger Co., Kroger
95/100
Ice cream
Unknown
85/100
Ice Cream
The Kroger Co.
90/100
Ice Cream
The Kroger Co.
90/100
Ice cream
Unknown
100/100
Ice Cream
Rosa Brothers Milk Company
100/100
Ice cream bars
Unknown
90/100
Ice cream bars
Unknown
90/100
Ice cream bars
Unknown
85/100
Ice Cream Chocolate Cookie Sandwich
Mad Minis
100/100
Ice cream in wafer cup
Unknown
95/100
Ice Cream In Wafer Cup
Strobe & Associates Inc.
95/100
Ice Cream Sandwich
The Kroger Co.
90/100
Ice cream sandwiches
Kroger, The Kroger Co.
20/100
Ice Cream Sandwiches
Lucerne Dairy Farms
95/100
Ice Cream Sandwiches
Safeway Inc.
100/100
Ice cream sandwiches
Unknown
0/100
Ice cream sandwiches
Unknown
85/100
Ice Cream Sandwiches
Publix
95/100
Ice cream sandwiches
Unknown
90/100
Ice cream sandwiches
Unknown
90/100
Ice Cream Sandwiches
Unknown
35/100
Ice cream, cookies & cream
Unknown
90/100
Ice cream, turtle pecan swirl
Unknown
90/100
Julie's organic, organic chocolate ice cream sandwiches
Julie's Organic
95/100
kroger deluxe churned chocolate chip icecream
Unknown
95/100
Light Ice Cream, Caramel
Unknown
90/100
Light Ice Cream, Chocolate
m&m's
0/100
Lombir Cocoa Ice Cream In Wafer Cup
Bandi
95/100
Low cow lite ice cream
Unknown
100/100

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Ice Cream: Milk safe to eat?

Ice Cream: Milk has a safety score of 3/5. Always check with a healthcare provider if you have specific dietary concerns.

What products contain Ice Cream: Milk?

Ice Cream: Milk is found in 83 products in our database, spanning various food categories and brands.

What does Ice Cream: Milk do in food?

Ice Cream: Milk serves various technical functions in food manufacturing and processing.

Where does this ingredient safety data come from?

Safety data comes from the FDA's SAFFA (Substances Added to Food) database, CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest) ratings, and the OpenFoodFacts product database. Product counts reflect items cataloged in OpenFoodFacts.