Hand decorated crispy rice treat
Contains 6 flagged ingredients
Hand decorated crispy rice treat 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 6 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.
What the Data Says About
Hand decorated crispy rice treat 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 6 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, Hand decorated crispy rice treat 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 E 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 0/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 6 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | E | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Marshmallows (corn syrup, sugar, modified cornstarch, water, gelatin), rice cereal (rice, sugar, salt, malt extract, reduced iron, niacinamide, thiamine hydrochloride, pyridoxine hydrochloride, calcium pantothenate, folic acid), white confectionery coating (sugar, vegetable oil [palm kernel oil and palm oil], nonfat dry milk, whole milk, soy lecithin, artificial vanilla flavor), cocoa confectionery coating (sugar, vegetable oil [palm kernel oil and palm oil], cocoa [processed with alkali], nonfat dry milk, sorbitan monostearate, mono - and diglycerides, citric acid [to help protect flavor], soy lecithin, artificial vanilla flavor), yellow 5, yellow 6, red 3, red 40, blue 1, blue 2, margarine (palm oil, water, salt, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate [preservative], artificial flavor, beta-carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate), artificial vanilla flavor, invert sugar, sprinkles (sugar, cornstarch, confectioner's glaze, yellow 5, yellow 6, red 3, red 40, blue 1, blue 2).
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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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