Reindeer Bait Milk Chocolate Covered Caramel Cups, Milk Chocolate Peanut Gems, Roasted & Salted Cashews & Salted Caramel Peanuts Trail Mix, Reindeer Bait
by Meijer
Contains 3 flagged ingredients
Reindeer Bait Milk Chocolate Covered Caramel Cups, Milk Chocolate Peanut Gems, Roasted & Salted Cashews & Salted Caramel Peanuts Trail Mix, Reindeer Bait by Meijer receives a safety score of 45/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 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
Reindeer Bait Milk Chocolate Covered Caramel Cups, Milk Chocolate Peanut Gems, Roasted & Salted Cashews & Salted Caramel Peanuts Trail Mix, Reindeer Bait by Meijer carries a composite safety score of 45/100, 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 3 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, Reindeer Bait Milk Chocolate Covered Caramel Cups, Milk Chocolate Peanut Gems, Roasted & Salted Cashews & Salted Caramel Peanuts Trail Mix, Reindeer Bait 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 45/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 3 | 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
Full Ingredient List
Milk Chocolate Caramel Mini Cups (Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate, Whole Milk Powder, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla, Invert Sugar, Sweetened Condensed Milk [Milk, Suga], Sugar, Cream Powder [Sweet Cream Nonfat Dry Milk, Sodium Caseinate],Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Sorbitol, Corn Syrup, Salt, Dulce De Leche Flavoring [Propylene Glycol, Natural And Artificial Flavor] Soy Lecithin, Potassium Sorbate [Preservative]), Milk Chocolate Peanut Gems (Milk Chocolate [Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate Liquor, Whole Milk Powder Soy Lecithin {An Emulsifier}, Salt, Vanilla], Roasted Peanuts [Peanuts, Corn Oil], Sugar, Less Than 1% Of Artificial Coloring [Includes Red 40 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake, Blue 1 Lake], Gum Acacia,Corn Syrup, Carnauba Wax], Roasted & Salted Cashews (Cashews, Sea Salt [Salt, Tricalcium Phosphate], Vegetable Oil [Peanut, Cottonseed Oil, Soybean And/Or Sunflower Seed Oil] Salted Caramel Peanuts (Peanuts, Sugar, Water, Natural Flavoring (Cane Sugar Water, Natural Flavors, Salt, Citric Acid [Preservative], Sodium Benzoate {Preservative}, Potassium Sorbate {Preservative}, Caramel Color), Salt).
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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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