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OWENS
CSWH grade A (86)
Method v1.0 (how we grade), based on the records below; exact score 86.25.
| 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 (66) | Tier A: 0 of 40 products · A (100) (25%) Tier B: 22 of 40 products (Bleached flour, Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)) · F (8) (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 (7 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
Bleached flour Tier B in 15 of 40 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.
Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) Tier B in 7 of 40 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(4): 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.
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) Tier B in 7 of 40 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(5): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
Sodium nitrite Tier C in 7 of 40 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 (23)
- HOT PORK SAUSAGE PATTIES, HOT · UPC 70110056457 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) ("bha"); B Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) ("bht") · Report an error - HOT SAUSAGE BISCUITS, HOT SAUSAGE · UPC 70110054231 · FoodData Central record of Dec 1, 2021
B Bleached flour ("bleached enriched flour", "enriched bleached flour") · Report an error - KOLACHES SMOKED SAUSAGE · UPC 70110051841 · FoodData Central record of Dec 1, 2021
B Bleached flour ("bleached wheat flour"); C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - ORIGINAL FULLY COOKED PORK SAUSAGE PATTIES, ORIGINAL · UPC 70110001280 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) ("bha"); B Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) ("bht") · Report an error - ORIGINAL PORK SAUSAGE LINKS, ORIGINAL · UPC 70110001273 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) ("bha"); B Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) ("bht") · Report an error - ORIGINAL PORK SAUSAGE LINKS, ORIGINAL · UPC 70110008708 · FoodData Central record of Dec 22, 2022
B Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) ("bha"); B Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) ("bht") · Report an error - ORIGINAL PORK SAUSAGE PATTIES, ORIGINAL · UPC 70110008760 · FoodData Central record of Dec 22, 2022
B Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) ("bha"); B Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) ("bht") · Report an error - PORK SAUSAGE LINKS, ORIGINAL · UPC 70110058642 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) ("bha"); B Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) ("bht") · Report an error - REGULAR PORK SAUSAGE PATTIES, REGULAR · UPC 70110056440 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) ("bha"); B Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) ("bht") · Report an error - SAUSAGE BISCUITS · UPC 70110055290 · FoodData Central record of Feb 16, 2023
B Bleached flour ("bleached enriched flour", "bleached wheat flour") · Report an error - SAUSAGE BISCUITS, SAUSAGE · UPC 70110054347 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Bleached flour ("bleached enriched flour", "enriched bleached flour") · Report an error - SAUSAGE BISCUITS, SAUSAGE · UPC 70110054361 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Bleached flour ("bleached enriched flour", "enriched bleached flour") · Report an error - SAUSAGE BISCUITS, SAUSAGE · UPC 70110054460 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Bleached flour ("bleached enriched flour", "enriched bleached flour") · Report an error - SAUSAGE BISCUITS, SAUSAGE · UPC 70110054477 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B Bleached flour ("bleached enriched flour", "bleached wheat flour") · Report an error - SAUSAGE BISCUITS, SAUSAGE · UPC 70110056501 · FoodData Central record of Feb 16, 2023
B Bleached flour ("bleached enriched flour", "bleached wheat flour") · Report an error - SAUSAGE GRAVY & BISCUITS · UPC 70110058291 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Bleached flour ("bleached enriched flour", "enriched bleached flour") · Report an error - SAUSAGE, EGG & CHEESE BISCUIT, SAUSAGE, EGG & CHEESE · UPC 70110056532 · FoodData Central record of May 23, 2022
B Bleached flour ("bleached enriched flour", "bleached wheat flour") · Report an error - SMOKED SAUSAGE KOLACHES, SMOKED SAUSAGE · UPC 70110051858 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Bleached flour ("bleached wheat flour"); C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - SMOKED SAUSAGE WITH CHEESE & JALAPENOS · UPC 70110051971 · FoodData Central record of Nov 16, 2023
B Bleached flour ("bleached wheat flour"); C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - SMOKED SAUSAGE WITH CHEESE & JALAPENOS KOLACHES, SMOKED SAUSAGE WITH CHEESE & JALAPENOS · UPC 70110051964 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Bleached flour ("bleached wheat flour"); C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - SMOKED SAUSAGE WITH CHEESE BAKED IN DOUGH KOLACHES · UPC 70110051865 · FoodData Central record of Dec 1, 2021
B Bleached flour ("bleached wheat flour"); C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - SMOKED SAUSAGE WITH CHEESE KOLACHES, CHEESE · UPC 70110051872 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Bleached flour ("bleached wheat flour"); C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - BACON, EGG & CHEESE TACOS, BACON, EGG & CHEESE · UPC 70110054705 · FoodData Central record of May 25, 2023
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 Owens Foods Inc., 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.