Birthday Cake Ice Cream Sandwiches

by Pet

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 10 flagged ingredients

Birthday Cake Ice Cream Sandwiches by Pet 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
0087932003576
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 SANDWICH (56 g)

What the Data Says About

Birthday Cake Ice Cream Sandwiches by Pet 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, Birthday Cake Ice Cream Sandwiches 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 Birthday Cake Ice Cream Sandwiches
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
Milkfat And Nonfat Milk
2
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Blue Frosting Variegate
4
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
5
Water
6
Corn Starch - Modified
7
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
8
Color
9
Natural And Artificial Flavors
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
12
Preservative
13
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
14
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
15
Sprinkles
16
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
17
Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
18
Cottonseed
19
Soybean
20
Soy Lecithin
21
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
22
Confectioner's Glaze
23
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
24
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
25
Natural And Artificial Flavor
26
Carnauba Wax
27
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
28
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
29
Red 3
Avoid Banned (FDA revoked Jan 2025)
30
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
31
Buttermilk
32
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
33
Guar Gum
34
Mono And Diglycerides
35
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
36
Polysorbate 80
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
37
Cellulose Gum
38
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
39
Wafers: Bleached Wheat Flour
40
Palm Oil
41
Or Less Of Corn Starch - Modified
42
Baking Soda
43
Natural Flavor

Full Ingredient List

Milkfat and nonfat milk, high fructose corn syrup, blue frosting variegate [sugar, water, high fructose corn syrup, corn starch - modified, titanium dioxide (color), natural and artificial flavors, salt, potassium sorbate (preservative), blue 1], corn syrup, sprinkles [sugar, cornstarch, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (cottonseed, soybean), soy lecithin, dextrin, confectioner's glaze, red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake, natural and artificial flavor, carnauba wax, yellow 5 lake, blue 1 lake, red 3, red 40], sugar, buttermilk, whey, contains less than 2% of natural and artificial flavor, guar gum, mono and diglycerides, xanthan gum, polysorbate 80, cellulose gum, carrageenan, wafers: bleached wheat flour, sugar, palm oil, contains 2% or less of corn starch - modified, salt, high fructose corn syrup, baking soda, natural flavor, soy lecithin.

Categories

Desserts Frozen foods Frozen desserts Ice creams and sorbets Ice creams Ice cream sandwiches

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