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BOAR'S HEAD (no brand name given)
CSWH grade A (100)
Method v1.0 (how we grade), based on the records below; exact score 100.
| 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%) | A (100) | Tier A: 0 of 8 products · A (100) (25%) Tier B: 0 of 8 products · A (100) (15%) |
| 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 (4 products) · FDA dye pledge: none on FDA's tracker.
Recalls, Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026
No FDA recall matched to this brand.
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
Sodium nitrite Tier C in 3 of 8 products
IARC classifies "Nitrate or nitrite (ingested) under conditions that result in endogenous nitrosation" in Group 2A (IARC Monographs Vol. 94 (2010): Ingested Nitrate and Nitrite). Shown only; not part of the grade.
Sodium nitrate Tier C in 1 of 8 products
IARC classifies "Nitrate or nitrite (ingested) under conditions that result in endogenous nitrosation" in Group 2A (IARC Monographs Vol. 94 (2010): Ingested Nitrate and Nitrite). Shown only; not part of the grade.
Products (4)
- BOAR'S HEAD, SMOKE MASTER, BLACK FOREST HAM WITH NATURAL JUICES, BEECHWOD SMOKED · UPC 208530500001 · FoodData Central record of Apr 1, 2019
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - BOAR'S HEAD, SWEET SLICE, BONELESS SMOKED HAM WITH NATURAL JUICES · UPC 208320400009 · FoodData Central record of Apr 1, 2019
C Sodium nitrate ("sodium nitrate") · Report an error - OLIVE LOAF · UPC 208526800009 · FoodData Central record of Apr 1, 2019
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - PEPPER BRAND HAM · UPC 208525000004 · FoodData Central record of Apr 1, 2019
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error
Labels change: each row shows the date of its FoodData Central record. A brand that has changed a recipe can report it with "Report an error".
FDA warning letters to BOAR'S HEAD, 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.