Our Bakery, Lunds & Byerlys, Mini M & M Cookies

by Byerly Foods International

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 10 flagged ingredients

Our Bakery, Lunds & Byerlys, Mini M & M Cookies by Byerly Foods International receives a safety score of 0/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 10 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
0018169483169
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
3 COOKIES (45 g)

What the Data Says About

Our Bakery, Lunds & Byerlys, Mini M & M Cookies by Byerly Foods International carries a composite safety score of 0/100, which we classify as "Avoid" 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 10 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, Our Bakery, Lunds & Byerlys, Mini M & M Cookies 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 E 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 Our Bakery, Lunds & Byerlys, Mini M & M Cookies
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 0/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 10 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score E OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Wheat Flour
2
Wheat Flour Malted Barley Flour
3
Mini M&m's
4
Milk Chocolate
5
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
6
Chocolate Skim Milk
7
Cocoa Buter Lactose
8
Milkfat
9
Soy Lecithin
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Artificial Flavors
12
Less Than 2% Cornstarch
13
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
14
Coloring
15
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
16
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
17
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
18
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
19
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
20
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
21
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
22
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
23
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
24
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
25
Dextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Safe GRAS
26
Salted Butter
27
Pasteurized Cream
28
Milk
29
Brown Sugar
30
Whole Eggs
31
Vanilla Extract
32
Vanilla Bean Extractives
33
Ethyl Alcohol
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
34
Water
35
Baking Powder
36
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
37
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
38
Sodium Aluminum Sulfate
39
Monocalcium Phosphate

Full Ingredient List

Wheat flour (wheat flour malted barley flour), mini m&m's (milk chocolate [sugar, chocolate skim milk, cocoa buter lactose, milkfat, soy lecithin, salt, artificial flavors], sugar, less than 2% cornstarch, corn syrup, coloring [yellow 5 lake, red 40 lake, blue 1 lake, yellow 6 lake, blue 2 lake, yellow 5, red 40, blue 1, yellow 6, blue 2], dextrin), salted butter (pasteurized cream [milk], salt), sugar, brown sugar, whole eggs, corn syrup, salt, vanilla extract ((vanilla bean extractives, corn syrup, ethyl alcohol, water), baking powder (cornstarch, sodium bicarbonate,sodium aluminum sulfate, monocalcium phosphate), sodium bicarbonate

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Biscuits

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