Búfalo Blue Cheese imp

by Herr's, Herr Foods Inc.

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Búfalo Blue Cheese imp by Herr's, Herr Foods Inc. receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0072600062313
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
28 g (15 CURLS | ABOUT)

What the Data Says About

Búfalo Blue Cheese imp by Herr's, Herr Foods Inc. carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Búfalo Blue Cheese imp 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 Búfalo Blue Cheese imp
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 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
Corn Meal
2
Vegetable Oil
3
One Or More Of The Following: Corn
4
Cottonseed
5
Palm
6
Organic Sunflower
7
Cheese Blend
8
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
9
Sunflower Oil
10
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
11
Cheddar Cheese
12
Milk
13
Cheese Culture
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Enzymes
16
Sodium Phosphate
17
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
18
Butter
19
Cream
20
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
21
Oleoresin Paprika
22
Color
23
Natural Flavor
24
Seasoning
25
Rice Flour
26
Dreid Cayenne Pepper Sauce
27
Aged Cayenne Red Peppers
28
Vinegar
29
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
30
Msg
31
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
32
Modified Food Starch
33
Onion Powder
34
Garlic Powder
35
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
36
Natural And Artificial Flavors
37
Spice
38
Sodium Casinate
39
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
40
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
41
Disodium Incsinate And Disodium Guanylate
42
Annatto Extract

Full Ingredient List

corn meal, vegetable oil (one or more of the following: corn, cottonseed, palm, sunflower), cheese blend (whey, sunflower oil, maltodextrin, cheddar cheese [milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], salt, sodium phosphate, citric acid, butter [cream, salt] lactic acid, oleoresin paprika [color], natural flavor, enzymes), seasoning (whey, maltodextrin, rice flour, dreid cayenne pepper sauce [aged cayenne red peppers, vinegar, salt, garlic], monosodium glutamate, coconut oil, salt, modified food starch, onion powder, garlic powder, sugar, lactic acid, citric acid, natural and artificial flavors, spice, vinegar, sodium casinate, autolyzed yeast extract, malic acid, disodium incsinate and disodium guanylate), salt, annatto extract (color).

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