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FARR BETTER

Name: CSWH grade, method v1.0
Rating: 86

Owned by Asael Farr & Sons Company · 23 products in USDA FoodData Central · as of Oct 29, 2026 · Report an error · Change log

CSWH grade A (86)

Method v1.0 (how we grade), based on the records below; exact score 85.8696.

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 (65)	Tier A: 0 of 23 products · A (100) (25%) Tier B: 13 of 23 products (Partially hydrogenated oil (PHO), FD&C Red No. 40, Bleached flour, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6 and 2 more) · F (6) (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

Partially hydrogenated oil (PHO) Tier B in 6 of 23 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.
FD&C Red No. 40 Tier B in 5 of 23 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.
Bleached flour Tier B in 3 of 23 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.
FD&C Blue No. 1 Tier B in 3 of 23 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 3 of 23 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 23 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.
Titanium dioxide Tier B in 2 of 23 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.
FD&C Blue No. 2 Tier B in 1 of 23 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)(8): 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 (13)

FARR BETTER, FROZEN CUSTARD, BLACK CHERRY CHIP, BLACK CHERRY CHIP · UPC 78469571003 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Blue No. 2 ("blue 2"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error
FARR BETTER, FROZEN CUSTARD, BLACK RASPBERRY, CHOCOLATE CHIP, CHOCOLATE CHIP · UPC 78469571058 · 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
FARR BETTER, FROZEN CUSTARD, CHERRY FUDGE CHUNK, CHERRY FUDGE CHUNK · UPC 78469571102 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error
FARR BETTER, FROZEN CUSTARD, CHOCOLATE MINT BROWNIE, CHOCOLATE MINT BROWNIE · UPC 78469571256 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B Bleached flour ("bleached wheat flour"); B Partially hydrogenated oil (PHO) ("partially hydrogenated soybean oil") · Report an error
FARR BETTER, FROZEN CUSTARD, COOKIE DOUGH BROWNIE, COOKIE DOUGH BROWNIE · UPC 78469571409 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B Bleached flour ("bleached wheat flour"); B Partially hydrogenated oil (PHO) ("partially hydrogenated soybean oil") · Report an error
FARR BETTER, FROZEN CUSTARD, COOKIE DOUGH CARAMEL, COOKIE DOUGH CARAMEL · UPC 78469571454 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B Bleached flour ("bleached wheat flour"); B Partially hydrogenated oil (PHO) ("partially hydrogenated soybean oil") · Report an error
FARR BETTER, FROZEN CUSTARD, COOKIES & CREAM CHEESECAKE, COOKIES & CREAM CHEESECAKE · UPC 78469571508 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B Partially hydrogenated oil (PHO) ("partially hydrogenated vegetable oil"); B Titanium dioxide ("titanium dioxide"); B FD&C Yellow No. 6 ("yellow 6") · Report an error
FARR BETTER, FROZEN CUSTARD, PISTACHIO ALMOND FUDGE, PISTACHIO ALMOND FUDGE · UPC 78469571607 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error
FARR BETTER, FROZEN CUSTARD, STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE, STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE · UPC 78469571751 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B Partially hydrogenated oil (PHO) ("partially hydrogenated vegetable oil"); B Titanium dioxide ("titanium dioxide"); B FD&C Yellow No. 6 ("yellow 6") · Report an error
FARR BETTER, FROZEN CUSTARD, STRAWBERRY, STRAWBERRY · UPC 78469571706 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error
MINT FLAVORED ICE CREAM WITH CHOCOLATE CHIPS, MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP · UPC 78469031552 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("yellow 5") · Report an error
OLDE TYME ICE CREAM, COOKIES N' CREAM · UPC 78469212289 · FoodData Central record of Dec 22, 2022
B Partially hydrogenated oil (PHO) ("partially hydrogenated palm oil"); B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("fd and c yellow 5") · Report an error
PREMIUM ICE CREAM, DOUBLE STRAWBERRY · UPC 78469031804 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error

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FDA warning letters to Asael Farr & Sons 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.