Beef Shepherd's Pie
by Weis
Contains 2 flagged ingredients
Beef Shepherd's Pie by Weis receives a safety score of 80/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 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.
What the Data Says About
Beef Shepherd's Pie by Weis carries a composite safety score of 80/100, 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 2 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, Beef Shepherd's Pie 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.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 80/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 2 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | Not available | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Beef filling (bee, carrots, water, onions, margarine [liquid soybean oil, water, salt, hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oil, vegetable mono and diglycerides, soylecithin, potasium sorbate and citric acid added as a preservatives, artificial carbonate (color), viatmin a palminate added], seasoning [salt, onion powder, spices, onion extractives (contains corn starch, dextrin, corn starch), spice extractive], flour [bleached (or unbleached), whaet flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid] food starch-modified tomatoes [tomatoes, toamto juice, salt, calcium chloride, citric acid], soy lecithin powder, beef seasoning [beef and beef juices, hydrolyzed soy protein, corn syrup solids, hydrogenated soy and cottonseed oil, autolyzed yeast extract,salt, caramel color, citric acid, flavor, sulfites], salt, carmel color), potato topping (water cheddar cheese [sharp cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto color), potato starch and powdered celulose added to prevent caking, natamycin (a naturl mold inhibitor], dehydrated potatoes (precooked dried, selected potatoes, whey solids [from milk], and less than 1% of calcium stearoylate, corn syrup solids, soy protein partialy hydrogenated vegetable oil [palm kernel, soybean and cottonseed oils] with soy lecithin sodium casenate [from milk], mono and diglycerides, prservatives [sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bisulfate, bht], vitamin c [ascorbic acid], dipotassium phosphate, artificial flavor, datem), milk [milk, vitamin d], margarine [liquid soybean oil, water, salt, hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oil, vegetable mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, potassium sorbate and citric acid added a a preservatives, artificial flavor, beta carotene (color), vitamin a palminate added], cheese extender [whey (from milk), enzyme modified cheese solids (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, calcium chloride) skim milk, maltodextrin, salt, sodium citarte)], potato seasoni9ng [salt, granulated onion, onion extarctives (contains modified corn starch, dextrin, corn stacrch)].
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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