Ingredient Safety Ratings
According to data current to September 2026, PlainFoodSafe lists 12 food ingredients with Center for Science in the Public Interest Chemical Cuisine ratings and U.S. Food and Drug Administration Substances Added to Food status, based on Open Food Facts product labels documented in our methodology.
12 ingredients with CSPI safety ratings filtered to “Caution”
Each row links a normalized ingredient name to its CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating and FDA Substances Added to Food status, plus how many indexed products list that ingredient. The 12 count is the current filtered set for “Caution”. Ratings summarize published source classifications; they are not allergy diagnoses or medical guidance.
- 12 Caution rows
- CSPI Chemical Cuisine
- FDA SAFFA status
| Ingredient | CSPI Rating | Products |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial sweeteners Sweetener | Caution | 37 |
| BHT | Caution | 4,542 |
| Blue 1 | Caution | 17,024 |
| Carboxymethyl Cellulose ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT | Caution | 163 |
| Carrageenan ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER | Caution | 18,307 |
| Diacetyl FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT | Caution | 10 |
| Green 3 | Caution | 135 |
| Monk fruit extract Sweetener | Caution | 1,951 |
| Polysorbate 60 BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT | Caution | 5,786 |
| Polysorbate 65 EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER | Caution | 64 |
| Polysorbate 80 COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT | Caution | 5,341 |
| Transglutaminase Other | Caution | 15 |
What to do with these ingredient ratings
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- Use the rating filters to narrow the catalog to the source classification you want to examine. View Caution-rated ingredients
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Ratings summarize published source classifications and catalog coverage; they are not product, allergy, or medical advice.