What changed in the Open Food Facts catalog?
A barcode-keyed comparison of two retained source snapshots, separating added and removed records, source-field revisions, and derived score movement.
Research
Original data research from the PlainFoodSafe editorial process. Every number here is pulled directly from our live database; nothing is hardcoded.
Top 10 Flagged Food Additives by Product Presence in Open Food Facts
PlainFoodSafe ranks food additives flagged by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) or under FDA regulatory action by how many products in the Open Food Facts database contain them.
US State-Level Food Additive Restrictions on Record
PlainFoodSafe catalogues enacted US state legislation restricting specific food additives, California AB 418, the California School Food Safety Act, and adjacent state actions.
Top 10 Food Brands by Aggregate Product Safety Score
PlainFoodSafe ranks food brands appearing in the Open Food Facts catalog by the aggregate of safety scores across their products, weighted by product count and flagged-additive presence.
The Ultra-Processed Share of US Packaged Foods
How much of the indexed US packaged-food catalogue is ultra-processed (NOVA Group 4), and how that overlaps with the flagged additives concentrated in those products.
The FDA Synthetic Dye Phase-Out: Product Exposure Across the Index
How many indexed products contain each of the six dyes the FDA is phasing out by 2027, and how far the food companies that make them have committed to removal.
How is this research produced?
Every number is pulled directly from our live database and traceable to its source row, drawn from Open Food Facts product data overlaid with FDA SAFFA status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the full pipeline.