Safe

Fisher Boy, Fish Sticks

by High Liner Foods

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0041600669303 · High Liner Foods · Seafood. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0041600669303 · Serving size 8 sticks (109 g)

The verdict

Fisher Boy, Fish Sticks by High Liner Foods scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 56 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 56-component record, beginning with Minced Fish Blend, Pollock, Whiting. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 56 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

00669303 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Fisher Boy, Fish Sticks label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 56 ing. REG-PART 30% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Peanut Butter Sandwich · ±0 BOOK-OFF …669303 · July 2026

17 of 56 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 00669303 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Peanut Butter Sandwich Creme Cookies · Nearest score peer is Peanut Butter Sandwich Creme Cookies at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Fisher Boy, Fish Sticks: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Fisher Boy, Fish Sticks95/1002. Peanut Butter Sandwich Creme Cookies: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Peanut Butter Sandwich Cr…95/1003. Liquid marinade: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Liquid marinade95/1004. Fish sticks: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Fish sticks95/1005. Betty Crocker whipped cream frosting: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Betty Crocker whipped cre…95/100
High-band neighbours for Fisher Boy, Fish Sticks (95/100) outside High Liner Foods.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Fisher Boy, Fish Sticks
95/100
Peanut Butter Sandwich Creme Cookies
95/100
Liquid marinade
95/100
Fish sticks
95/100
Betty Crocker whipped cream frosting
95/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Fisher Boy, Fish Sticks scores 2.1 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Seafood products

Fisher Boy, Fish Sticks lists 56 ingredients on its label

56 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% of the 4,524 products we track

0–2: 39 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 1,326 products (29%). Below this entry. 4–6: 1,158 products (26%). Below this entry. 6–8: 327 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 167 products (4%). Below this entry. 10–12: 156 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 185 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 129 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 152 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 124 products (3%). Below this entry. 20–22: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 22–24: 74 products (2%). Below this entry. 24–26: 77 products (2%). Below this entry. 26–28: 75 products (2%). Below this entry. 28–30: 53 products (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 56 products (1%). Below this entry. 32–34: 52 products (1%). Below this entry. 34–36: 37 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 25 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 20 products (0%). Below this entry. 40–42: 180 products (4%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Seafood product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

4,524 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 56 (99th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
39 products (1%)
2–4
1,326 products (29%)
4–6
1,158 products (26%)
6–8
327 products (7%)
8–10
167 products (4%)
10–12
156 products (3%)
12–14
185 products (4%)
14–16
129 products (3%)
16–18
152 products (3%)
18–20
124 products (3%)
20–22
112 products (2%)
22–24
74 products (2%)
24–26
77 products (2%)
26–28
75 products (2%)
28–30
53 products (1%)
30–32
56 products (1%)
32–34
52 products (1%)
34–36
37 products (1%)
36–38
25 products (1%)
38–40
20 products (0%)
40 and above
180 products (4%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 4,524 Seafood products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 56 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Minced Fish Blend
2
Pollock
3
Whiting
4
Haddock
5
Cod
6
Sole
7
Water
8
Wheat Flour
9
Vegetable Oil
10
Canola
11
Cottonseed
12
Soybean
13
Enriched Wheat Flour
14
Flour
15
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
16
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
17
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
19
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
20
Corn Starch
21
Soy Protein Concentrate
22
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
23
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
24
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
25
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
26
Palm Oil
27
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
28
Corn Starch
29
Leavening
30
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
31
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
32
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
33
Monocalcium Phosphate
34
Calcium Lactate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
35
Onion
36
Yeast
37
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
38
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
39
Nonfat Milk
40
Onion Powder
41
Yeast Extract
42
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
43
Reduced Iron
44
Bleached Wheat Flour
45
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
46
Natural Butter Flavor
47
Enzyme Modified Butter
48
Natural Flavor
49
Natural Flavors
50
Yellow Corn Flour
51
Spices
52
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
53
Extractives Of Paprika
54
With Annatto And Turmeric
55
Color
56
Sodium Tripolyphosphate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

minced fish blend (pollock, whiting, haddock, cod, sole), water, wheat flour, vegetable oil (canola, cottonseed, and/or soybean), enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), modified corn starch, soy protein concentrate, sugar, contains 2% or less of: salt, isolated soy protein, dextrose, palm oil, hydrolyzed corn protein, corn starch, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate, calcium lactate), dehydrated onion, yeast, modified cellulose, maltodextrin, nonfat milk, onion powder, yeast extract, enriched bleached wheat flour (flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), bleached wheat flour, whey, butter flavor (enzyme modified butter, flavor), natural flavors, yellow corn flour, spices, caramel color, extractives of paprika, annatto and turmeric (color), sodium tripolyphosphate (to retain moisture),

Categories

Seafood Fishes and their products Fishes Frozen foods Fish preparations Frozen seafood Breaded products Breaded fish Fish fingers

High-score cross-brand comparables for Fisher Boy, Fish Sticks

Neighbours outside High Liner Foods with screening scores in the same high band as Fisher Boy, Fish Sticks (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within High Liner Foods; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Fisher Boy, Fish Sticks's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 56-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Fisher Boy, Fish Sticks's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0041600669303: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.