Fully Loaded Hand Tossed Meat Lovers Pizza

by Red Baron

50
Concern
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 4 flagged ingredients

Fully Loaded Hand Tossed Meat Lovers Pizza by Red Baron 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.

Barcode
0072180741547
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.17 pizza (134 g)

What the Data Says About

Fully Loaded Hand Tossed Meat Lovers Pizza by Red Baron 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, Fully Loaded Hand Tossed Meat Lovers 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Fully Loaded Hand Tossed Meat Lovers Pizza
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 Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Wheat Flour
2
Water
3
Cheddar Cheese
4
Milk
5
Cheese Cultures
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Enzymes
8
Annatto Color
9
Mozzarella Cheese
10
Tomato Paste
11
Smoked Flavored Cheddar Cheese
12
Natural Smoke Flavor
13
Sausage
14
Pork
15
Seasoning
16
Spices
17
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
18
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
19
Paprika
20
Msg
21
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
22
Onion
23
Spice Extractives
24
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
25
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
26
Ground Beef Patty Crumbles
27
Beef
28
Textured Vegetable Protein
29
Soy Protein Concentrate
30
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
31
Flavoring
32
Sodium Phosphate
33
Bacon With Smoke Flavoring Added
34
Cured With Water
35
Smoke Flavoring
36
Sodium Phosphates
37
Pepperoni Made With Pork
38
Chicken And Beef
39
Mechanically Separated Chicken
40
Or Less Of: Dextrose
41
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
42
BHA
Avoid GRAS
43
BHT
Caution GRAS
44
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
45
Red And Black Pepper
46
Oleoresin Of Paprika
47
Sodium Ascorbate
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
GRAS
48
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
49
Dried Beef Stock
50
Or Less Of: Yeast
51
Palm Oil
52
Brown Rice Flour
53
Parmesan Cheese
54
Part-skim Milk
55
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
56
Baking Powder
57
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
58
Baking Soda
59
Monocalcium Phosphate
60
Vegetable Oil
61
Soybean Oil
62
Canola Oil
63
Malted Barley Flour
64
Dough Conditioner
65
Mono - And Diglycerides
66
The Following: Wheat Starch
67
Calcium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
68
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
69
Guar Gum
70
Gum Acacia
71
Acid-modified Food Starch
72
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
73
Spice
74
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
75
Hydrolyzed Soy And Corn Protein
76
Onion
77
Soy Lecithin
78
Natural Flavor
79
Paprika Oleoresin
80
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
81
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
82
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
83
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
84
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

wheat flour, water, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto color), mozzarella cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), tomato paste, smoked flavored cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto color, natural smoke flavor), sausage (pork, water, seasoning [salt, spices, dextrose, sugar, paprika, monosodium glutamate, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, spice extractives, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite]), ground beef patty crumbles (beef, water, textured vegetable protein [soy protein concentrate, caramel color], salt, flavoring, sodium phosphate), bacon with smoke flavoring added (cured with water, salt, sugar, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), pepperoni made with pork, chicken and beef (pork, mechanically separated chicken, beef, salt, contains 2% or less of: dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, flavoring, sodium nitrite, BHA, BHT, citric acid, red and black pepper, water, paprika, oleoresin of paprika, spice extractives, smoke flavoring, sodium ascorbate, ascorbic acid, beef stock), contains 2% or less of: yeast, palm oil, brown rice flour, parmesan cheese (part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), sea salt, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, monocalcium phosphate), vegetable oil (soybean oil, canola oil), malted barley flour, dough conditioner (soybean oil, malted barley flour, mono - and diglycerides), contains one or more of the following: wheat starch, calcium carbonate, wheat gluten, guar gum, gum acacia, acid-modified food starch, dried garlic, spice, maltodextrin, dextrose, hydrolyzed soy and corn protein, paprika, dried onion, soy lecithin, natural flavor, paprika oleoresin, thiamine mononitrate, wheat starch, niacin, folic acid, ferrous sulfate

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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial