Vitamin B12. Bht Added To Packaging Material To Help Preserve Freshness

Vitamin B12. Bht Added To Packaging Material To Help Preserve Freshness carries a safety score of 3/5 and appears in 29 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 — Vitamin B12. Bht Added To Packaging Material To Help Preserve Freshness highlighted.

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

Caramel Coloring22612Red 4021595Yellow 518987Carrageenan17853Blue 116643Yellow 613560Sucralose10490Vitamin B12. Bht Added To Packaging Material To Help Preserve Freshness29
Indexed products containing each flagged additive. Source: Open Food Facts ingredient lists × FDA SAFFA × CSPI Chemical Cuisine.
Safety Score
3/5

Safety Assessment

Vitamin B12. Bht Added To Packaging Material To Help Preserve Freshness 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

Vitamin B12. Bht Added To Packaging Material To Help Preserve Freshness currently appears in 29 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.

Vitamin B12. Bht Added To Packaging Material To Help Preserve Freshness 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 Vitamin B12. Bht Added To Packaging Material To Help Preserve Freshness 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 Vitamin B12. Bht Added To Packaging Material To Help Preserve Freshness
Source Classification Year
FDA SAFFA Not listed 2024
CSPI Chemical Cuisine Not rated 2024
PlainFoodSafe Score 3/5 2026
Product footprint 29 products OpenFoodFacts

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

Products Containing

Showing 29 of 29 products

Coco loco a sweetened corn cereal made with real cocoa, coco loco
Unknown
100/100
Cocoa crispy rice sweetened cereal
Unknown
100/100
Cocoa crispy rice, sweetened rice cereal
Shoprite
100/100
Corn Flakes Cereal
Winn Dixie
100/100
Corn Flakes Cereal
Springfield
100/100
Corn Squares Cereal
Meijer
100/100
Corn squares oven toasted corn cereal
Unknown
100/100
Crisp Rice Cereal
Great Value
100/100
Crisp rice cereal, crisp rice
Unknown
100/100
Crispy rice cereal
Foodhold, Foodhold U.S.A Llc
100/100
Crispy toasted flakes cereal
Market Pantry
100/100
Crunchy Honey Nut Squares
Essential Everyday
95/100
Essential everyday, crunchy corn squares
Essential Everyday
100/100
Frosted Flakes
Food Club
100/100
Honey Nut Biscuits Toasted Corn Cereal, Honey & Almond
Weis Quality
95/100
Honey Nut Squares, Oven-Toasted Corn Cereal With Honey And Natural Almond Flavor
Foodhold, Foodhold U.S.A Llc
95/100
Meijer, crisp rice cereal
Meijer
100/100
Meijer, frosted flakes corn cereal
Meijer
100/100
Mini Cookies Sweetened Corn Cereal With Natural & Artificial Flavors
Essential Everyday
100/100
Oven Toasted Corn Squares Cereal
Spartan
100/100
Oven Toasted Crisp Rice Cereal
Unknown
100/100
Save-a-lot, crunch cereal, chocolate chip
Save-A-Lot
100/100
Shoprite, scrunchy, crispy colors sweetened rice cereal
Shoprite
25/100
Spartan, sweetened crunchy corn cereal, cocoa crunchies
Spartan
100/100
Sweetened corn cereal
Roundy's
100/100
Sweetened Rice Cereal
Harris Teeter
25/100
Sweetened Wheat Cereal
Publix
100/100
Toasted Corn Cereal
Great Value
100/100
Wegmans, squares, honey nut
Wegmans, Wegmans Food Markets Inc.
95/100

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Vitamin B12. Bht Added To Packaging Material To Help Preserve Freshness safe to eat?

Vitamin B12. Bht Added To Packaging Material To Help Preserve Freshness has a safety score of 3/5. Always check with a healthcare provider if you have specific dietary concerns.

What products contain Vitamin B12. Bht Added To Packaging Material To Help Preserve Freshness?

Vitamin B12. Bht Added To Packaging Material To Help Preserve Freshness is found in 29 products in our database, spanning various food categories and brands.

What does Vitamin B12. Bht Added To Packaging Material To Help Preserve Freshness do in food?

Vitamin B12. Bht Added To Packaging Material To Help Preserve Freshness 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.