Bacon! Honey Bbq Meatloaf Topped With Bacon

by Ahold

80
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

Bacon! Honey Bbq Meatloaf Topped With Bacon by Ahold receives a safety score of 80/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 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
0688267164903
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
4 ONZ (113 g)

What the Data Says About

Bacon! Honey Bbq Meatloaf Topped With Bacon by Ahold carries a composite safety score of 80/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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 2 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, Bacon! Honey Bbq Meatloaf Topped With Bacon 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

Composite safety metrics for Bacon! Honey Bbq Meatloaf Topped With Bacon
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 80/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 2 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

1
Beef
2
Pork
3
Chicken
4
Oats
5
Eggs
6
Water
7
Honey Bbq Sauce
8
Tomato Paste
9
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
10
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Vinegar
12
Molasses
13
Honey
14
Brown Sugar
15
Granulated Sugar
16
Spices
17
Hot Sauce
18
Aged Red Cayenne Peppers
19
Distilled Vinegar
20
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
21
Xanthan Gum And Garlic
22
Soybean Oil
23
Liquid Smoke
24
Bacon
25
Cured With Water
26
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
27
Sodium Phosphate
28
Sodium Erythrocyte
29
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
30
Ketchup
31
Tomato Concentrate
32
Spice
33
Onion Powder
34
Flavoring
35
Bread Crumbs
36
Wheat Flour
37
Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Sugar
38
Yeast
39
Dehydrated Onion Soup Base
40
Corn Syrup Solids
41
Modified Food Starch
42
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
43
Soy Sauce Powder
44
Soy Sauce {Wheat
45
Soybeans
46
Salt}
47
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
48
And Salt
49
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
50
Yeast Extract And Less Than 2% Silicon Dioxide Added To Prevent Caking

Full Ingredient List

Beef, pork, chicken, oats, eggs, water, honey bbq sauce (water, tomato paste, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, vinegar, molasses, honey, brown sugar, granulated sugar, spices, hot sauce (aged red cayenne peppers, distilled vinegar, salt, xanthan gum and garlic), soybean oil, salt, liquid smoke, bacon (cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphate, sodium erythrocyte, sodium nitrite), ketchup (tomato concentrate, distilled vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, salt, spice, onion powder, natural flavoring), bread crumbs (wheat flour, contains 2% or less of each of the following: sugar, yeast, soybean oil, salt), dehydrated onion soup base (onion powder, salt, corn syrup solids, modified food starch, hydrolyzed soy protein, soy sauce powder [soy sauce {wheat, soybeans, salt}, maltodextrin, and salt], caramel color, yeast extract and less than 2% silicon dioxide added to prevent caking.

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