Safe

Infant formula

by Mead Johnson Nutrition

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0300871365421 · Mead Johnson Nutrition · Baby foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0300871365421

The verdict

Infant formula by Mead Johnson Nutrition scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 56 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 56-component record, beginning with Nonfat Milk, Lactose, Vegetable Oil. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 56 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0300871365421
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

71365421 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Infant formula label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 56 ing. REG-PART 32% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-NA Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-RARE L-carnitine PHOTO-FINISH Organic Tofu Firm · ±0 BOOK-OFF …365421 · July 2026

18 of 56 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: L-carnitine). Source sheet 71365421 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Organic Tofu Firm · Nearest score peer is Organic Tofu Firm at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score is not defined for this product's category. The model excludes certain categories by design — among them plain waters, herbs, teas and coffees, and some single-ingredient products — rather than attempting a grade and failing. No nutritional band therefore accompanies the additive screen on this page, and its absence is a property of the category rather than a finding about this particular label. The registry screen below is unaffected by the exclusion and covers additive ratings as normal.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Infant formula: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Infant formula100/1002. Organic Tofu Firm: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Organic Tofu Firm100/1003. Wildwood, sproutofu, meatless meatballs, original: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Wildwood, sproutofu, meat…100/1004. Black Lentil Spread Dip: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Black Lentil Spread Dip100/1005. Black Lentil Spreadip Moroccan Mild: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Black Lentil Spreadip Mor…100/100
High-band neighbours for Infant formula (100/100) outside Mead Johnson Nutrition.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Infant formula
100/100
Organic Tofu Firm
100/100
Wildwood, sproutofu, meatless meatballs, original
100/100
Black Lentil Spread Dip
100/100
Black Lentil Spreadip Moroccan Mild
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 991 products we've scored in the Baby foods category, the average safety score is 99.8/100. Infant formula scores 0.2 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 99.8/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Baby foods products

Infant formula lists 56 ingredients on its label

56 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% of the 894 products we track

0–2: 1 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 106 products (12%). Below this entry. 4–6: 196 products (22%). Below this entry. 6–8: 143 products (16%). Below this entry. 8–10: 105 products (12%). Below this entry. 10–12: 56 products (6%). Below this entry. 12–14: 34 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 20 products (2%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19 products (2%). Below this entry. 20–22: 16 products (2%). Below this entry. 22–24: 14 products (2%). Below this entry. 24–26: 8 products (1%). Below this entry. 26–28: 8 products (1%). Below this entry. 28–30: 11 products (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 5 products (1%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1 products (0%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4 products (0%). Below this entry. 38–40: 6 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 109 products (12%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Baby foods product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

894 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 56 (97th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
1 products (0%)
2–4
106 products (12%)
4–6
196 products (22%)
6–8
143 products (16%)
8–10
105 products (12%)
10–12
56 products (6%)
12–14
34 products (4%)
14–16
27 products (3%)
16–18
20 products (2%)
18–20
19 products (2%)
20–22
16 products (2%)
22–24
14 products (2%)
24–26
8 products (1%)
26–28
8 products (1%)
28–30
11 products (1%)
30–32
5 products (1%)
32–34
1 products (0%)
34–36
5 products (1%)
36–38
4 products (0%)
38–40
6 products (1%)
40 and above
109 products (12%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 894 Baby foods products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Nonfat Milk
2
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
3
Vegetable Oil
4
Palm Olein
5
Organic Coconut
6
Soy
7
And High Oleic Sunflower Oils
8
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
9
Galactooligosaccharides
10
Polydextrose
FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back Approved
11
Death - Erella Alpina Oilt
12
Schizochytrium Sp
13
Oil#
14
Calcium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
15
Calcium Phosphate
16
Potassium Citrate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
17
Eres 5 Fl Az
18
Ste 5
19
3 11
20
3 133 780 The W Ferrous Sulfate
21
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
22
Magnesium Oxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
23
Sodium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
24
Zinc Sulfate
MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
Cupric Sulfate
26
Manganese Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
28
Sodium Mg U 300 Selenite
29
Soy Lecithin
30
Choline Chloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
31
Ascorbic I 60 Acid
32
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
33
Calcium Pantothenate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Vitamin A 2 Palmitate
35
Vitamin B12
36
Vitamin D3
37
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
38
Thiamin 9 Hydrochloride
39
Vitamin B6 Hydrochloride
40
Folic U
41
Mcg
42
80 Acid
43
Vitamin K1
44
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
45
Inositol
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
46
Vitamin E Acetate
47
Mag Mog
48
140 Taurine
49
L-carnitine
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Listed
50
Mag 60 Mead Johnson Company
51
03 0
52
3 Your Ays Evansville
53
In 47721 U
54
Are Account With Infants W It Apa Mcg
55
1000 Mag
56
16 - 16 Meadlohnson' Not Tm Wash 11 Wih Sa 2

Full Ingredient List

nonfat milk, lactose, vegetable oil (palm olein, coconut, soy, and high oleic sunflower oils), whey protein concentrate, and less than 2%: galactooligosaccharides*, polydextrose*, death - erella alpina oilt, schizochytrium sp, oil#, calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, potassium citrate, eres 5 fl az) ste 5,3 11,3 133 780 the w**** ferrous sulfate, potassium chloride, magnesium oxide, sodium chloride, zinc sulfate, cupric sulfate, manganese sulfate, potassium iodide, sodium mg ******* u 300 selenite, soy lecithin, choline chloride, ascorbic i 60 acid, niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, vitamin a 2 palmitate, vitamin b12, vitamin d3, riboflavin, thiamin 9 hydrochloride, vitamin b6 hydrochloride, folic ******** u, mcg , 80 acid, vitamin k1, biotin, inositol, vitamin e acetate, mag mog , 140 taurine, l-carnitine, mag 60 mead johnson company, llc mag ,,03 0,3 your ays evansville, in 47721 u,s,a, are account with infants w it apa mcg , 1000 mag,16 - 16 meadlohnson' not tm wash 11 wih sa 2,

Categories

Baby foods Baby milks

High-score cross-brand comparables for Infant formula

Neighbours outside Mead Johnson Nutrition with screening scores in the same high band as Infant formula (100/100 here). The 3 same-brand links above stay within Mead Johnson Nutrition; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Infant formula has a longer ingredient list than 97% of its Baby foods category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0300871365421: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.