Cordon bleu filled with blended cheeses & cooked ham breaded stuffed chicken breasts with rib meat

by Barber Foods

85
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Cordon bleu filled with blended cheeses & cooked ham breaded stuffed chicken breasts with rib meat by Barber Foods receives a safety score of 85/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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
0073461905672
Nutri-Score
b
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 piece (140 g)

What the Data Says About

Cordon bleu filled with blended cheeses & cooked ham breaded stuffed chicken breasts with rib meat by Barber Foods carries a composite safety score of 85/100, 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 1 flagged ingredient 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, Cordon bleu filled with blended cheeses & cooked ham breaded stuffed chicken breasts with rib meat 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 B 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

Composite safety metrics for Cordon bleu filled with blended cheeses & cooked ham breaded stuffed chicken breasts with rib meat
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 85/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score B OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
2
Water
3
Pasteurized Process Swiss And American Cheese
4
Swiss Cheese
5
Cultured Milk And Skim Milk
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Enzymes
8
American Cheese
9
Cream
10
Sodium Phosphate
11
Cooked Ham-water Added
12
Cured With Water
13
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
14
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
15
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
16
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
17
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Reduced Iron
19
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
20
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
21
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
22
Vegetable Oil
23
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
24
Or Less Of: Whey
25
White Whole Wheat Flour
26
Barley Flour
27
Roasted Chicken
28
Yellow Corn Flour
29
Natural Flavors
30
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
31
Spices
32
Paprika Extract
33
Color
34
Romano And Parmesan Cheeses
35
Pasteurized Cow's Milk
36
Cheese Cultures
37
Yeast
38
Dehydrated Parsley
39
Annatto Extract
40
Buttermilk Powder
41
Turmeric Extract
42
Prebrowned In Vegetable Oil

Full Ingredient List

Chicken breast with rib meat, water, pasteurized process swiss and american cheese (swiss cheese [cultured milk and skim milk, salt, enzymes], american cheese [cultured milk and skim milk, salt, enzymes], cream, sodium phosphate, salt), cooked ham-water added (cured with water, salt, dextrose, sodium phosphate, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite), enriched bleached wheat flour (niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil, rice starch, contains 2% or less of: dried whey, white whole wheat flour, barley flour, roasted chicken, salt, yellow corn flour, natural flavors, sugar, spices, paprika extract (color), dextrose, romano and parmesan cheeses (pasteurized cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), dried yeast, dried parsley, annatto extract (color), buttermilk powder, turmeric extract (color), prebrowned in vegetable oil.

Categories

Frozen foods

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