Four Cheese Lasagna

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Four Cheese Lasagna receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0016000278806
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Four Cheese Lasagna carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Four Cheese 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Four Cheese Lasagna
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Enriched Macaroni
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Iron
5
Thiamin Mononitrate
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
9
Corn Starch
10
Partially Hydrogenated-soybean Oil Salt
11
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
12
&Quot
13
Ched - Dar Cheese
14
Pasteurized Milk
15
Cheese Cultures
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Enzymes
18
Tomato
19
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
20
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
21
Nonfat Milk
22
Natural And Artificial Flavor
23
Msg
24
Onion
25
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
26
Paprika
27
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
28
Spices
29
Blue Cheese
30
Pasteur - Ized Milk
31
Sodium Hexametaphos - Phate
32
Parmesan Cheese
33
Cheese Culture
34
Disodium Phosphate
35
Mozzarella Cheese
36
Color
37
Beet Powder Color
38
Yellows 5&6
39
Yellow Lakes 5&6 And Other Color Added
40
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
41
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
42
Spice Extractive
43
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
44
Dehydrated Parsley
45
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
46
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
47
Soy Flour
48
Egg. *Dried
49
Wheat
50
Milk
51
Soy And Egg Ingredients

Full Ingredient List

enriched macaroni (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid) maltodextrin, corn starch, partially hydrogenated-soybean oil salt, whey, "ched - dar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), tomato, modified tapioca starch, lactose, nonfat milk, natural and artificial flavor, monosodium glutamate, "onion, sodium caseinate, paprika, citric acid, spices, "blue cheese (pasteur - ized milk, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes), sodium hexametaphos - phate, *parmesan cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), disodium phosphate, "mozzarella cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), color (beet powder color, yellows 5&6, yellow lakes 5&6 and other color added), "garlic, xanthan gum, spice extractive, autolyzed yeast extract, parsley, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, soy flour, egg. *dried contains wheat, milk, soy and egg ingredients.

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