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BELFONTE
CSWH grade A (93)
Method v1.0 (how we grade), based on the records below; exact score 92.5781.
| Indicator | Grade | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Recalls (40%) | A (100) | No recalls found Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026. For current recalls see FDA and USDA. |
| Ingredients (40%) | B (81) | Tier A: 1 of 64 products (Brominated vegetable oil (BVO)) · A (92) (25%) Tier B: 14 of 64 products (FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6, Bleached flour, Partially hydrogenated oil (PHO) and 1 more) · C (64) (15%) · products |
| FDA warning letters (20%) | A (100) | None found to the owner Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026. |
Shown, not graded: recall reasons (none) · IARC notes (0 products) · FDA dye pledge: none on FDA's tracker.
Recalls, Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026
No FDA recall matched to this brand.
1 recall event by Belfonte Ice Cream name no brand, so it is on the owner's page, not counted here.
Store-brand and co-packer recalls count on a brand only when a UPC in the recall matches one of its products.
Ingredients on our watch list
Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) Tier A in 1 of 64 products
- FDA final rule revoking the authorization of brominated vegetable oil in food (89 FR 55040, 2024-07-03): revoked for food by FDA, effective Aug 2, 2024.
- California AB 418 (2023), the California Food Safety Act, Stats. 2023 ch. 328, Health and Safety Code § 109025: banned in food by state law (CA), effective Jan 1, 2027.
FD&C Red No. 40 Tier B in 8 of 64 products
- HHS/FDA phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes (announced 2025-04-22; voluntary industry pledges, no rule): FDA phase-out target, effective Dec 31, 2027.
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(34): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
FD&C Blue No. 1 Tier B in 6 of 64 products
- HHS/FDA phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes (announced 2025-04-22; voluntary industry pledges, no rule): FDA phase-out target, effective Dec 31, 2027.
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(7): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
FD&C Yellow No. 5 Tier B in 5 of 64 products
- HHS/FDA phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes (announced 2025-04-22; voluntary industry pledges, no rule): FDA phase-out target, effective Dec 31, 2027.
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(43): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
FD&C Yellow No. 6 Tier B in 2 of 64 products
- HHS/FDA phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes (announced 2025-04-22; voluntary industry pledges, no rule): FDA phase-out target, effective Dec 31, 2027.
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(44): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
Bleached flour Tier B in 1 of 64 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(6): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
Partially hydrogenated oil (PHO) Tier B in 1 of 64 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(26): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
Titanium dioxide Tier B in 1 of 64 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(41): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
Products (14)
- LIME SHERBET, LIME · UPC 83057050051 · FoodData Central record of Mar 16, 2023
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("fd and c blue 1"); A Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) ("brominated soybean oil"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("fd and c yellow 5") · Report an error - BUTTER PECAN BUTTER ROASTED SALTED PECANS BLENDED IN OUR BUTTER PECAN PREMIUM ICE CREAM, BUTTER PECAN · UPC 83057170445 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5"); B FD&C Yellow No. 6 ("yellow 6") · Report an error - CARAMEL CONE SUNDAE CHOCOLATE COVERED WAFFLE CONE MIXED IN VANILLA FLAVORED ICE CREAM, SWIRLED WITH CARAMEL FUDGE PREMIUM ICE CREAM, CARAMEL CONE SUNDAE · UPC 83057070172 · FoodData Central record of Mar 16, 2023
B Bleached flour ("bleached wheat flour") · Report an error - CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOW MARSHMALLOW SWIRLED IN OUR RICH CHOCOLATE PREMIUM ICE CREAM, CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOW · UPC 83057170551 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Titanium dioxide ("titanium dioxide") · Report an error - HOMESTYLE STRAWBERRY PREMIUM ICECREAM, HOMESTYLE STRAWBERRY · UPC 83057070042 · FoodData Central record of Mar 16, 2023
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("fd and c red 40") · Report an error - NEAPOLITAN CHOCOLATE, VANILLA, STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM, NEAPOLITAN · UPC 83057910294 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("fd and c blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("fd and c red 40") · Report an error - NEAPOLITAN FLAVOR VANILLA, CHOCOLATE AND STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM SWIRLED TOGETHER PREMIUM ICE CREAM, NEAPOLITAN · UPC 83057180123 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("fd and c red 40") · Report an error - PEPPERMINT STICK VANILLA FLAVORED ICE CREAM BLENDED WITH RED AND GREEN PEPPERMINT CANDY PREMIUM ICE CREAM, PEPPERMINT STICK · UPC 83057170605 · FoodData Central record of May 25, 2023
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - PINEAPPLE SHERBET, PINEAPPLE · UPC 83057050037 · FoodData Central record of Mar 16, 2023
B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("fd and c yellow 5"); B FD&C Yellow No. 6 ("fd and c yellow 6") · Report an error - PREMIUM ICE CREAM, BUTTER BRICKLE · UPC 83057170384 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B Partially hydrogenated oil (PHO) ("partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil", "partially hydrogenated soybean oil"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("fd and c yellow 5") · Report an error - PREMIUM ICE CREAM, NEAPOLITAN · UPC 83057170377 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - SPUMONI FLAVOR ALMONDS & FRUIT BLENDED IN OUR CHERRY FLAVORED ICE CREAM, SURROUNDED BY OUR PISTACHIO & CHOCOLATE PREMIUM ICE CREAM, SPUMONI · UPC 83057170438 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("fd and c blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("fd and c red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error - STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE SAUCE SWIRLED IN OUR RICH CHEESECAKE FLAVORED PREMIUM ICE CREAM, STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE · UPC 83057180116 · FoodData Central record of May 23, 2022
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("fd and c red 40") · Report an error - STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM, STRAWBERRY · UPC 83057910287 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("fd and c blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("fd and c red 40") · Report an error
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FDA warning letters to Belfonte Ice Cream, Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026
None found from FDA food offices.
FDA notes that later events may have changed the regulatory status of what a letter discusses.