Italian style chopped salad chopped vegetable blend, fontina cheese, black olives, smoked turkey breast, genoa salami, and pepperoncini with a champagne vinaigrette

65
Concern
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 3 flagged ingredients

Italian style chopped salad chopped vegetable blend, fontina cheese, black olives, smoked turkey breast, genoa salami, and pepperoncini with a champagne vinaigrette receives a safety score of 65/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 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
0021130130016
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 BOWL (149 g)

What the Data Says About

Italian style chopped salad chopped vegetable blend, fontina cheese, black olives, smoked turkey breast, genoa salami, and pepperoncini with a champagne vinaigrette carries a composite safety score of 65/100, 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 3 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, Italian style chopped salad chopped vegetable blend, fontina cheese, black olives, smoked turkey breast, genoa salami, and pepperoncini with a champagne vinaigrette 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 Italian style chopped salad chopped vegetable blend, fontina cheese, black olives, smoked turkey breast, genoa salami, and pepperoncini with a champagne vinaigrette
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 65/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 3 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
Vegetable Blend
2
Escarole
3
Endive
4
Broccoli
5
Cauliflower
6
Organic Radicchio
7
Carrots
8
Red Cabbage
9
Ingredients May Vary By Season
10
Champagne Vinaigrette
11
Water
12
Soybean Oil
13
Canola Oil
14
Champagne Wine
15
White Balsamic Vinegar
16
White Wine Vinegar
17
Concentrated Grape Must
18
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
19
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
20
Calcium Disodium Edta
21
To Protect Flavor
22
Chives*
23
Garlic*
24
Onion*
25
Natural Flavors
26
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
27
As A Preservative
28
Spices
29
Mustard
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
Italian Style Fontina Cheese
32
Fontina Cheese
33
Pasteurized Milk
34
Cheese Cultures
35
Enzymes
36
Potato Starch And Powdered Cellulose
37
To Prevent Caking
38
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
39
Mold Inhibitor
40
Black Olives
41
Olives
42
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
43
Ferrous Gluconate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Safe GRAS
44
To Stabilize Color
45
Smoked Turkey Breast
46
Cured With Water
47
Or Less Of: Salt
48
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
49
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
50
Sodium Lactate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
GRAS
51
Sodium Phosphate
52
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
53
Flavoring
54
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
55
Mesquite Smoke Flavor
56
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
57
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
58
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
59
Genoa Salami
60
Pork
61
Beef
62
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
63
Sodium Ascorbate
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
GRAS
64
Garlic Powder
65
BHA
Avoid GRAS
66
Bht And Citric Acid
67
Added To Help Protect Flavor
68
Pepperoncini
69
Peppers
70
Distilled Vinegar
71
Sodium Benzoate And Sodium Bisulfite
72
Preservatives

Full Ingredient List

Vegetable blend (escarole, endive, broccoli, cauliflower, radicchio, carrots, red cabbage, ingredients may vary by season), champagne vinaigrette (water, soybean oil and/or canola oil, champagne wine, white balsamic vinegar [white wine vinegar, concentrated grape must], sugar, salt, contains less than 2% of: calcium disodium edta [to protect flavor], chives*, garlic*, onion*, natural flavors, sodium benzoate [as a preservative], spices [contains mustard], xanthan gum), italian style fontina cheese (fontina cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], potato starch and powdered cellulose [to prevent caking], natamycin [mold inhibitor]), black olives (olives, water, sea salt, ferrous gluconate [to stabilize color]), smoked turkey breast (cured with water, contains 2% or less of: salt, dextrose, modified cornstarch, sodium lactate, sodium phosphate, carrageenan, natural flavoring, sodium diacetate, natural mesquite smoke flavor, ascorbic acid, sodium nitrite, citric acid), genoa salami (pork, beef, salt, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, spices, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite, garlic powder, bha, bht and citric acid [added to help protect flavor]), pepperoncini (peppers, water, distilled vinegar, salt, citric acid, sodium benzoate and sodium bisulfite [preservatives]).

Categories

Meals Prepared salads Salads Salted-snacks

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