Creamy Tomato Sauce Made With Vine Ripened Tomatoes, Italian Sausage And Shell Pasta Bake, Shells & Italian Sausage

by Classico

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Creamy Tomato Sauce Made With Vine Ripened Tomatoes, Italian Sausage And Shell Pasta Bake, Shells & Italian Sausage by Classico 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
0021000073603
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 cup (219 g)

What the Data Says About

Creamy Tomato Sauce Made With Vine Ripened Tomatoes, Italian Sausage And Shell Pasta Bake, Shells & Italian Sausage by Classico 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, Creamy Tomato Sauce Made With Vine Ripened Tomatoes, Italian Sausage And Shell Pasta Bake, Shells & Italian Sausage 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 Creamy Tomato Sauce Made With Vine Ripened Tomatoes, Italian Sausage And Shell Pasta Bake, Shells & Italian Sausage
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 C OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Tomato Sauce
2
Organic Tomato Puree
3
Water
4
Tomato Paste
5
Diced Tomatoes
6
Tomatoes
7
Tomato Juice
8
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
9
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
10
Neufchatel Cheese
11
Milk And Cream
12
Cheese Culture
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Stabilizers
15
Carob Bean
16
Guar
17
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
18
Parmesan Cheese
19
Cultured Part-skim Milk
20
Enzymes
21
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
22
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
23
Roasted Garlic
24
Organic Onions
25
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
26
Spices
27
Roasted Red Bell Pepper Puree
28
Onion
29
Organic Pasta
30
Enriched Macaroni Product
31
Durum Wheat Semolina
32
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
33
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
34
Thiamin Mononitrate
35
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
36
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
37
Fully Cooked Italian Sausage
38
Pork
39
Including Paprika
40
Granulated Garlic
41
Shredded Part-skim Mozzarella Cheese
42
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
43
Skim Milk

Full Ingredient List

Tomato Sauce (Tomato Puree [Water, Tomato Paste], Diced Tomatoes [Tomatoes, Tomato Juice, Citric Acid, Calcium Chloride], Neufchatel Cheese [Milk And Cream, Cheese Culture, Salt, Stabilizers (Carob Bean, Guar, And/Or Xanthan Gum)], Parmesan Cheese [Cultured Part-Skim Milk, Salt, Enzymes], Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Cornstarch, Roasted Garlic, Onions, Sugar, Spices, Roasted Red Bell Pepper Puree, Dehydrated Onion, Salt), Pasta (Water, Enriched Macaroni Product [Durum Wheat Semolina, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid]), Fully Cooked Italian Sausage (Pork, Spices [Including Paprika], Water, Salt, Sugar, Granulated Garlic), Shredded Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese (Pasteurized Part-Skim Milk, Skim Milk, Salt, Cheese Culture, Enzymes).

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