Dawn Food Products, Inc., Fudge Iced Valentines Brownie Platter With Mini Red, White & Pink Hearts

by Dawn Food Products Inc.

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 6 flagged ingredients

Dawn Food Products, Inc., Fudge Iced Valentines Brownie Platter With Mini Red, White & Pink Hearts by Dawn Food Products Inc. 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 6 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
0029519201586
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1.67 ONZ (47 g)

What the Data Says About

Dawn Food Products, Inc., Fudge Iced Valentines Brownie Platter With Mini Red, White & Pink Hearts by Dawn Food Products Inc. 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 6 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, Dawn Food Products, Inc., Fudge Iced Valentines Brownie Platter With Mini Red, White & Pink Hearts 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 Dawn Food Products, Inc., Fudge Iced Valentines Brownie Platter With Mini Red, White & Pink Hearts
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 0/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 6 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
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
Enriched Wheat Flour Bleached
3
Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Egg Whites
10
Palm Oil
11
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
12
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
13
Soybean Oil
14
Water
15
Mini Heart Shapes
16
Rice Flour
17
Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
18
Cottonseed
19
Soybean
20
Corn Starch
21
Gum Arabic
22
Cellulose Gum
23
Confectioner's Glaze
24
Shellac
25
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
26
Soy Lecithin
27
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
28
Color
29
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
30
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
31
Red 3
Avoid Banned (FDA revoked Jan 2025)
32
Artificial Flavor
33
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
34
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
35
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
36
Leavening
37
Baking Soda
38
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
39
Mono & Diglycerides
40
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
41
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
42
Sodium Propionate And Sorbic Acid
43
As Preservatives
44
Corn Flour
45
Natural And Artificial Flavors
46
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
47
Nonfat Milk

Full Ingredient List

Sugar, enriched wheat flour bleached (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), egg whites, palm oil, corn syrup, cocoa processed with alkali, soybean oil, water, mini heart shapes (sugar, rice flour, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil [cottonseed and/or soybean], corn starch, gum arabic, cellulose gum, confectioner's glaze [shellac], carrageenan, soy lecithin, titanium dioxide [color], red 40, yellow 6, red 3, artificial flavor), high fructose corn syrup, salt, corn starch, caramel color, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate), mono & diglycerides, soy lecithin, dextrose, polysorbate 60, sodium propionate and sorbic acid (as preservatives), corn flour, natural and artificial flavors, red 40, cellulose gum, xanthan gum, nonfat milk.

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