Classic italian style pizza
Contains 3 flagged ingredients
Classic italian style pizza receives a safety score of 55/100 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.
What the Data Says About
Classic italian style pizza carries a composite safety score of 55/100, 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, Classic italian style 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 | 55/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 3 | 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
Crust (enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], water, shortening [palm oil, natural butter flavor, beta carotene], soybean oil, isolated oat product, bread crumbs [bleached wheat flour, yeast, sugar, and salt], yeast, sugar, dough conditioner [guar gum, calcium carbonate, datem, wheat flour, ascorbic acid, enzymes], salt, artificial flavor, sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium stearoyl lactylate), reduced fat mozzarella cheese (cultured milk and non-fat milk, modified corn starch*, salt, vitamin a palmitate, enzyme [*ingredient not in regular mozzarella cheese]), water, pepperoni (pork, mechanically seperated chicken, beef, salt, spices, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, sodium ascorbate, flavoring, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid), tomato paste, whole milk mozzarella cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes), smoked gouda cheese (pasteurized milk, water, cheese cultures, skim milk, salt, enzymes, sodium phosphate, calcium propionate [preservative], apocarotenal for color), contains: 2% or less of: seasoning (maltodextrin, modified food starch, sugar, salt, dextrose, spices and spice extractives, dehydrated garlic, citric acid, xanthan gum), flavored oil (soybean oil, salt, lactic acid, natural butter flavor, turmeric & annatto and tocopherol), romano, parmesan, & asiago cheese blend (pasteurized part skim milk, cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes).
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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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