Frozen Ice Cream Sandwich Dessert

by Afters

70
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

Frozen Ice Cream Sandwich Dessert by Afters receives a safety score of 70/100 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
0850027984711
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 cookie (74 g)

What the Data Says About

Frozen Ice Cream Sandwich Dessert by Afters carries a composite safety score of 70/100, 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, Frozen Ice Cream Sandwich Dessert 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 Frozen Ice Cream Sandwich Dessert
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 70/100 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
Ice Cream
2
Cream
3
Milk
4
Sucrose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
GRAS
5
Condensed Skim Milk
6
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
7
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
8
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
9
Stabilizer
10
Guar Gum
11
Soy Lecithin
12
Egg Yolk
13
Locust Bean Gum
14
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
15
Standardized With Sugar
16
Oreo Cookies
17
Unbleached Enriched Flour
18
Wheat Flour
19
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
20
Reduced Iron
21
Vitamin B1
22
Thiamin Mononitrate
23
Vitamin B2
24
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
26
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
27
Palm
28
Canola Oil
29
Organic Cocoa
30
High Fructose Corn Syyrup
31
Leavening
32
Baking Soda
33
Calcium Phosphate
34
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
35
Natural Chocolate
36
Artificial Flavor
37
Chocolate Fudge Topping
38
Water
39
Or Less Of Salt
40
Vanilla Flavor
41
Vanilla Extract And Other Natural Extracts
42
Sugar Syrup
43
Ethyl Alcohol And Natural Flavors
44
Color Blue
45
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
46
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
47
An Acidifier
48
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
49
A Preservative
50
Cookies
51
Enriched Flour
52
Semi Sweet Chocolate
53
Cocoa Butter
54
Natural Flavor
55
Brown Sugar
56
Salted Butter
57
Margarine
58
Palm Oil
59
So

Full Ingredient List

ICE CREAM (CREAM, MILK, SUCROSE, CONDENSED SKIM MILK, CORN SYRUP, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WHEY, STABILIZER [GUAR GUM, SOY LECITHIN, EGG YOLK, LOCUST BEAN GUM, CARRAGEENAN, STANDARDIZED WITH SUGAR), OREO COOKIES (UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, VITAMIN B1 (THIAMIN MONONITRATE), VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN), FOLIC ACID], SUGAR, PALM AND/OR CANOLA OIL, COCOA [PROCESSED WITH ALKALI], HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYYRUP, LEAVENING [BAKING SODA AND/OR CALCIUM PHOSPHATE], SALT, SOY LECITHIN, CHOCOLATE, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), CHOCOLATE FUDGE TOPPING (HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORN SYRUP, WATER, COCOA [PROCESSED WITH ALKALI], SUGAR, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OR LESS OF SALT), NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR (VANILLA EXTRACT AND OTHER NATURAL EXTRACTS, WATER, SUGAR SYRUP, ETHYL ALCOHOL AND NATURAL FLAVORS), COLOR BLUE (WATER, FD&C BLUE #1, CITRIC ACID [AN ACIDIFIER], SODIUM BENZOATE [A PRESERVATIVE]), COOKIES (ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID], SEMI SWEET CHOCOLATE [SUGAR, CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER,SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR], BROWN SUGAR, SALTED BUTTER (CREAM (MILK), SALT], MARGARINE [PALM OIL, WATER, SO

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