Three Meat Lasagna Freshly Made Pasta, Hearty Meat Sauce With Pepperoni, Pork And 100% Pure Beef With Real Ricotta & Mozzarella Cheese, Three Meat Lasagna

by Stouffer's

50
Concern
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 4 flagged ingredients

Three Meat Lasagna Freshly Made Pasta, Hearty Meat Sauce With Pepperoni, Pork And 100% Pure Beef With Real Ricotta & Mozzarella Cheese, Three Meat Lasagna by Stouffer's receives a safety score of 50/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 4 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0013800213624
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 Cup (215 g)

What the Data Says About

Three Meat Lasagna Freshly Made Pasta, Hearty Meat Sauce With Pepperoni, Pork And 100% Pure Beef With Real Ricotta & Mozzarella Cheese, Three Meat Lasagna by Stouffer's carries a composite safety score of 50/100, which we classify as "Concern" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan identified 4 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Three Meat Lasagna Freshly Made Pasta, Hearty Meat Sauce With Pepperoni, Pork And 100% Pure Beef With Real Ricotta & Mozzarella Cheese, Three Meat Lasagna is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone. The Nutri-Score grade of C reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Three Meat Lasagna Freshly Made Pasta, Hearty Meat Sauce With Pepperoni, Pork And 100% Pure Beef With Real Ricotta & Mozzarella Cheese, Three Meat Lasagna
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 50/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 4 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score C OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Sauce: Tomatoes
2
Tomato Juice
3
Beef
4
Pork
5
Pepperoni
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
2% Or Less Of Water
8
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
9
Spices
10
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
11
Oleoresin Of Paprika
12
Garlic Powder
13
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
14
BHA
Avoid GRAS
15
BHT
Caution GRAS
16
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
17
Organic Tomato Puree
18
Water
19
Tomato Paste
20
Organic Onions
21
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
22
Garlic Puree
23
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
24
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
25
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
26
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
27
Soybeans
28
Wheat
29
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
30
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
31
Soybean Oil. Cooked Pasta: Water
32
Semolina. Cheese: Low Fat Ricotta Cheese
33
Pasteurized Whey
34
Pasteurized Milk & Cream
35
Vinegar
36
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 GRAS
37
Organic Low-moisture Part-skim Mozzarella Cheese
38
Pasteurized Part-skim Cultured Milk
39
Enzymes
40
Parmesan Cheese
41
Pasteurized Cultured Milk
42
Bleached Wheat Flour
43
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
44
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
45
Yeast

Full Ingredient List

Sauce: Tomatoes, Tomato Juice, Beef, Pork, Pepperoni (Pork, Beef, Salt, 2% Or Less Of Water, Dextrose, Spices, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Oleoresin Of Paprika, Garlic Powder, Sodium Nitrite, Bha, Bht, Citric Acid), Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste), Onions, Sugar, Spices, Garlic Puree, Modified Cornstarch, Salt, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Wheat, Salt), Citric Acid, Calcium Chloride, Dextrose, Xanthan Gum, Soybean Oil. Cooked Pasta: Water, Semolina. Cheese: Low Fat Ricotta Cheese (Pasteurized Whey, Pasteurized Milk & Cream, Vinegar, Carrageenan, Xanthan Gum), Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese (Pasteurized Part-Skim Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Parmesan Cheese (Pasteurized Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Bleached Wheat Flour, Salt, Dried Garlic, Sugar, Potassium Chloride, Yeast, Spices.

Categories

Frozen foods

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial