Safe

A2 Organic Infant Formula

by HappyBABY

Scores 100/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis , with no flagged ingredients identified.

Barcode 0819573017090

The verdict

A2 Organic Infant Formula by HappyBABY scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 45 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination; check official notices and the product label for current decisions.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
flagged ingredients of 45 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0819573017090
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.

What the Data Says About A2 Organic Infant Formula

A2 Organic Infant Formula by HappyBABY carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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. This score is a transparent derived index we compute from that public data, not an official FDA rating or endorsement; see the Methodology page for the exact weighting.

Our scan did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, A2 Organic Infant Formula 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 A2 Organic Infant Formula
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 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.

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 67 products we've scored in the Baby-formula category, the average safety score is 99.8/100. A2 Organic 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 Safety Analysis

1
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
2
Nonfat Milk
3
Galactooligosaccharides†
4
Palm Oil
5
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
6
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
7
Canola Oil
8
Refined High Oleic Sunflower Oil
9
Sunflower Oil
10
And Less Than 1%: Bifidobacterium Breve M-16v
11
Fructooligosaccharides
12
Tuna Fish Oil
13
Mortierella Alpina Oils
14
Calcium Phosphate
15
Sodium Citrate
16
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
17
Potassium Citrate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
18
Choline Chloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
19
Magnesium Chloride
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
20
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
21
Soy Lecithin
22
Sodium Hydroxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FUMIGANT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
GRAS
23
Inositol
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
24
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
25
Zinc Sulfate
MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
26
Vitamin E
27
Di-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate
28
Calcium Pantothenate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
29
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Copper Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
31
Retinyl Palmitate
32
Thiamine Hydrochloride
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
33
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
35
Manganese Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
36
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
37
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
38
Ascorbyl Palmitate
ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
39
Vitamin K
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
40
Phytonadione
41
Sodium Selenite
42
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
43
Vitamin D3
44
Cholecalciferol
45
Cyanocobalamin

Full Ingredient List

ORGANIC LACTOSE, ORGANIC NONFAT MILK, ORGANIC GALACTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES†, ORGANIC PALM OIL, ORGANIC COCONUT OIL, ORGANIC WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, ORGANIC CANOLA OIL, ORGANIC HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER OIL, AND LESS THAN 1%: BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE M-16V, FRUCTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES, TUNA FISH OIL, MORTIERELLA ALPINA OILS, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM CITRATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM CITRATE, CHOLINE CHLORIDE, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, ASCORBIC ACID, ORGANIC SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, INOSITOL, FERROUS SULFATE, ZINC SULFATE, VITAMIN E (dI-ALPHA TOCOPHERYL ACETATE), CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, NIACINAMIDE, COPPER SULFATE, RETINYL PALMITATE, THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, MANGANESE SULFATE, FOLIC ACID, POTASSIUM IODIDE, ASCORBYL PALMITATE, VITAMIN K (PHYTONADIONE), SODIUM SELENITE, BIOTIN, VITAMIN D3 (CHOLECALCIFEROL), CYANOCOBALAMIN

Categories

Baby-formula

Data Sources

Data as of May 2026. 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.

Product data from Open Food Facts; additive safety from the FDA SAFFA inventory and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details. Compiled by PlainFoodSafe

Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Product figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, and CSPI Chemical Cuisine data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.