Gotta luv meat uncured pepperoni, italian style meatballs, italian sausage, ham & bacon stone oven thin crust artisan pizza, gotta luv meat
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Gotta luv meat uncured pepperoni, italian style meatballs, italian sausage, ham & bacon stone oven thin crust artisan pizza, gotta luv meat receives a safety score of 85/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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.
What the Data Says About
Gotta luv meat uncured pepperoni, italian style meatballs, italian sausage, ham & bacon stone oven thin crust artisan pizza, gotta luv meat carries a composite safety score of 85/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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 1 flagged ingredient 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, Gotta luv meat uncured pepperoni, italian style meatballs, italian sausage, ham & bacon stone oven thin crust artisan pizza, gotta luv meat 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 85/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 1 | 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
Full Ingredient List
Crust (enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, ascorbic acid {as dough conditioner}, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, enzyme, folic acid], water, soybean and/or canola oil, cultured wheat flour, salt, sugar, dried sourdough [wheat flour, rye flour, yeast, ascorbic acid, enzyme], vegetable mono-and diglycerides, yeast, inactive yeast, extra virgin olive oil, enzyme, durum wheat semolina), sauce (water, tomatoes, sugar, salt, dehydrated garlic and onion, spices, natural flavor), whole milk mozzarella cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), uncured pepperoni no added nitrates or nitrites* (pork, beef, sea salt, contains 2% or less of: spices, lactic acid starter culture, natural flavor, oleoresin of paprika, may contain: dextrose, garlic powder, celery powder, cane sugar, natural spice extractives), cooked italian style meatballs (pork, beef, water, bread crumbs [wheat flour, sugar, salt, yeast, canola oil], ricotta cheese [whey, pasteurized whole milk, vinegar, salt], romano cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], salt, spices, natural flavorings, dehydrated parsley, dehydrated garlic, brown sugar, soy protein concentrate), italian sausage (pork, pork fat, spices, dextrose, salt, flavorings, sodium phosphates, yeast extract), ham with natural juices (cured with water, salt, sodium lactate, dextrose, sodium phosphate, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite), cooked bacon (bacon cured with: water, salt, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, sugar, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphate, may contain brown sugar), parmesan and romano cheese blend (parmesan cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, rennet], romano cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, rennet])
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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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