Creative occasions, lemon
Contains 4 flagged ingredients
Creative occasions, lemon by Creative Occasions receives a safety score of 20/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 4 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
Creative occasions, lemon by Creative Occasions carries a composite safety score of 20/100, 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 4 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, Creative occasions, lemon 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 E 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 20/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 4 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | E | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Sugar, water, vegetable shortening (palm oil, fractionated palm oil, mono - & diglycerides, polysorbate 60), enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), soybean oil, cultured butter (pasteurized cream, starter culture, lactic acid), dextrose, palm oil, contains less than 2% of each of the following: corn starch, egg whites, nonfat milk, vegetable shortening (partially hydrogenatedsoybean and cottonseed oils, mono - & diglycerides), corn syrup solids, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, whey protein concentrate, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), salt, egg yolks with sodium silicoaluminate, modified tapioca starch, propylene glycol mono - & diesters of fats and fatty acids, sorbitan monostearate, mono - & diglycerides, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, sodium steroyl lactylate, xanthan gum, natural and artificial flavors, cellulose gum, polysorbate 60, calcium acetate, guar gum, propylene glycol monostearate, propylene glycol, sodium caseinate, sodium alginate, soy flour, polyglycerol monostearate, propylparaben preservative, methylparaben preservative, tricalcium phosphate, food starch-modified, sodium benzoate preservative, acetylated monoglycerides, soy lecithin, silicon dioxide, potassium sorbate, preservative, citric acid preservative, sodium citrate, red 3, yellow 5, blue 1, turmeric color, tocoperhols preservative, beta-carotene color, carrageenan, ethyl alcohol, beta-apo 8-carotenal color.
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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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