All white chicken salad
by Star, Star's
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
All white chicken salad by Star, Star's receives a safety score of 95/100 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.
What the Data Says About
All white chicken salad by Star, Star's carries a composite safety score of 95/100, 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 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, All white chicken salad 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 95/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 1 | 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
Full Ingredient List
White chicken meat, mayonnaise (soybean oil, egg yolks, water, distilled vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, salt, mustard flour, calcium disodium edta), celery pickle relish (cucumber, high fructose corn syrup, vinegar, salt, calcium chloride, sodium benzoate (preservative), alum, xanthan gum, natural flavors, polysorbate 80, maltol), dressing (water, high fructose corn syrup, modified corn starch, distilled vinegar, sodium benzoate (preservative)), bread crumbs (bleached wheat flour, dextrose, salt, yeast), sodium lactate and sodium discetate (antimicrobial agents), soy flour, chicken flavor base (salt, sugar, corn starch, powdered cooked chicken (cooked chicken natural flavor), hydrolyzed vegetable protein (hydrolyzed corn and soy protein, hydrolyzed wheat gluten, partially hydrogenated cottonseed and/or soybean oil), natural flavors, chicken fat, corn oil, turmeric (for color), flavor (contains maltodextrin)) sugar, mustard (distilled vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt (salt, dehydrated onion, oil of onion, calcium stearate (prevents caking)), black pepper, citric acid.
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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