FOUR MEAT & FOUR CHEESE PIZZA
by HOT POCKETS
Contains 4 flagged ingredients
FOUR MEAT & FOUR CHEESE PIZZA by HOT POCKETS receives a safety score of 50/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 4 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
FOUR MEAT & FOUR CHEESE PIZZA by HOT POCKETS carries a composite safety score of 50/100, 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 4 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, FOUR MEAT & FOUR CHEESE PIZZA 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 D 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 | 50/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 4 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | D | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, reduced fat mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, nonfat milk, modified food starch*, cultures, salt, vitamin a palmitate, enzymes, *ingredients not in regular mozzarella cheese), tomato paste, cooked italian sausage (pork, spices, water, salt, less than 2% of dextrose, paprika, garlic powder, yeast extract, natural flavorings, potassium chloride, sodium tripolyphosphate), pepperoni (pork, beef, salt, contains 2% or less of water, dextrose, spices, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, garlic powder, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid [to protect flavor]), soybean oil, imitation cheddar cheese (water, modified food starch, casein, soybean oil, whey, contains 2% or less of salt, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium phosphate, lactic acid, sodium citrate, natural flavor, annatto [color]), 2% or less of canadian style bacon water added made with pork sirloin hips, chopped and formed, smoke flavor added (cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphate, natural smoke flavor, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), cheddar cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes, annatto [color]), cooked beef pattie crumbles (beef hamburger, water, textured vegetable protein [soy flour, caramel color], soy protein concentrate, less than 2% of the following: salt, spice, natural flavors, dextrose, yeast extract, onion powder, potassium chloride, sodium tripolyphosphate), reduced fat provolone cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, nonfat milk, cultures, salt, modified food starch*, vitamin a palmitate, enzymes, *ingredients not in regular provolone cheese), seasoning (bread crumb [bleached wheat flour, dextrose, yeast, salt], dried garlic, tomato powder, spice, salt, dextrose, dried onion, maltodextrin, citric acid, natural flavor), modified food starch, fractionated palm oil, yeast, sugar, dough conditioner blend (calcium sulfate, salt, l-cysteine hydrochloride, garlic powder, tricalcium phosphate, enzymes), dried garlic, parmesan cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), spices, soy lecithin, sodium stearoyl lactylate, salt, methylcellulose, dried onions, seasoning (maltodextrin, modified corn starch, natural flavors, datem, medium chain triglycerides), natural butter flavor, whey, potassium chloride, soy flour, egg white.
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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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