Smoked turkey, ham, bacon mayonnaise, lettuce, cheddar and american cheeses on wheat bread
Contains 2 flagged ingredients
Smoked turkey, ham, bacon mayonnaise, lettuce, cheddar and american cheeses on wheat bread 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
Smoked turkey, ham, bacon mayonnaise, lettuce, cheddar and american cheeses on wheat bread 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, Smoked turkey, ham, bacon mayonnaise, lettuce, cheddar and american cheeses on wheat bread 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 | 80/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 2 | 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
Wheat bread (enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, cracked wheat, sugar, soybean oil, wheat gluten, contains 2% or less of each of the following: yeast, salt, cultured wheat flour, enzymes), smoked turkey (turkey breast, turkey broth, dextrose, salt, sodium lactate, modified food starch, tapioca starch, carrageenan, sodium phosphate, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), ham with natural juices (cured with water, salt, dextrose, sodium lactate, sodium phosphate, sodium diacetate, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite), reduced fat mayonnaise (soybean oil, water, distilled vinegar, egg yolk, modified corn starch, salt, sugar, contains less than 2% of natural flavor (includes mustard seed), potassium sorbate (preservative), lemon juice concentrate, mustard flour, phosphoric acid, dried garlic, dried onion, calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor)), green leaf lettuce, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto (vegetable color)), process white american cheese (cultured pasteurized milk and skim milk, buttermilk, milkfat, salt, contains less than 2% of sodium and potassium citrates, milk protein concentrate, lactic acid, sorbic acid (preservative), enzymes, soy lecithin and soybean oil blend (antisticking agent)), bacon (bacon cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite)
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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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