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Name: CSWH grade, method v1.0
Rating: 85

Owned by The Jel Sert Company · 19 products in USDA FoodData Central · as of Oct 29, 2026 · Report an error · Change log

CSWH grade A (85)

Method v1.0 (how we grade), based on the records below; exact score 85.

Grade by indicator
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%)	C (63)	Tier A: 0 of 19 products · A (100) (25%) Tier B: 19 of 19 products (FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Yellow No. 6) · F (0) (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.

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

FD&C Red No. 40 Tier B in 16 of 19 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 Yellow No. 5 Tier B in 7 of 19 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 Blue No. 1 Tier B in 4 of 19 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. 6 Tier B in 3 of 19 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.

Products (19)

ARTIFICIALLY FLAVORED NON-CARBONATED LOW CALORIE DRINK MIX, STRAWBERRY · UPC 72392329922 · FoodData Central record of May 23, 2022
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error
BERRY PUNCH NATURALLY AND ARTIFICIALLY FLAVORED NON-CARBONATED LOW CALORIE DRINK MIX, BERRY PUNCH · UPC 72392329977 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1") · Report an error
CRUSH, SUGAR FREE DRINK MIX, STRAWBERRY, STRAWBERRY · UPC 72392320820 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error
DRINK MIX, CHERRY · UPC 72392329953 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error
DRINK MIX, CHERRY LIMEADE · UPC 72392329960 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error
FLAVORED DRINK MIX, STRAWBERRY · UPC 72392316823 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error
FREEZER POP · UPC 72392643998 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 6 ("yellow 6") · Report an error
GELATIN, GRAPE · UPC 72392011445 · 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
GELATIN, ORANGE · UPC 72392011438 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error
GELATIN, STRAWBERRY · UPC 72392011452 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error
GELATIN, STRAWBERRY · UPC 72392014453 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error
LOW CALORIE DRINK MIX, PINEAPPLE · UPC 72392329946 · 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
NON-CARBONATED LOW CALORIE DRINK MIX, GRAPE · UPC 72392329939 · 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
NON-CARBONATED LOW CALORIE DRINK MIX, ORANGE · UPC 72392329915 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error
NON-CARBONATED LOW CALORIE DRINK MIX, PINEAPPLE · UPC 72392320844 · 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
ORANGE DRINK, GELATIN · UPC 72392014439 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error
SUGAR FREE WATER ENHANCER, ORANGE · UPC 72392139613 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error
UNSWEETENED DRINK MIX, ORANGE · UPC 72392316816 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error
WATER ENHANCER, GRAPE · UPC 72392139620 · FoodData Central record of May 23, 2022
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error

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FDA warning letters to The Jel Sert Company, 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.