Breyers, blasts, m&m's milk chocolate ice cream, milk chocolate

by Breyers, Unilever

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 10 flagged ingredients

Breyers, blasts, m&m's milk chocolate ice cream, milk chocolate by Breyers, Unilever receives a safety score of 0/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 10 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
0077567300072
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.5 cup (64 g)

What the Data Says About

Breyers, blasts, m&m's milk chocolate ice cream, milk chocolate by Breyers, Unilever carries a composite safety score of 0/100, which we classify as "Avoid" 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 10 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, Breyers, blasts, m&m's milk chocolate ice cream, milk chocolate 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

Composite safety metrics for Breyers, blasts, m&m's milk chocolate ice cream, milk chocolate
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 0/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 10 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

1
Skim Milk
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
M&m's Minis Milk Chocolate Candies With Cocoa Butter*{milk Chocolate Candies
4
Milk Chocolate
5
Natural Chocolate
6
Cocoa Butter
7
Lactose Milkfat
8
Soy Lecithin
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Artificial Flavors
11
Less Than 2% Cornstarch
12
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
13
Coloring
14
Including Yellow 5 Lake
15
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
16
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
17
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
18
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
19
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
20
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
21
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
22
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
23
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
24
Dextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Safe GRAS
25
Cocoa Butter}
26
Cream
27
Organic Cocoa
28
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
29
Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Guar Gum
30
Carob Bean
31
Gum
32
Mono And Diglycerides
33
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
34
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
35
Tara Gum
36
Natural Flavor

Full Ingredient List

Skim milk, sugar, m&m's minis milk chocolate candies with cocoa butter*{milk chocolate candies [milk chocolate (sugar, chocolate, skim milk, cocoa butter, lactose milkfat, soy lecithin, salt, artificial flavors), sugar, less than 2% cornstarch, corn syrup, coloring (including yellow 5 lake, red 40 lake, blue 1 lake, yellow 6 lake, blue 2 lake, yellow 5, red 40, blue 1, yellow 6, blue 2), dextrin], cocoa butter}, corn syrup, cream, cocoa (processed with alkali), whey, contains 2% or less of each of the following: guar gum, carob bean, gum, mono and diglycerides, salt, carrageenan, vitamin a palmitate, tara gum, natural flavor.

Categories

Desserts Frozen foods Frozen desserts

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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