What's Really In Your Food?

AdditiveWatch connects brand-name products to actual FDA safety data — adverse event reports, regulatory review status, and GRAS transparency. Data, not opinions.

Data Sources

openFDA CAERS

FDA adverse event reports for food products

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openFDA Enforcement

FDA food recalls and enforcement actions

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FDA GRAS Database

Generally Recognized As Safe notice inventory

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Open Food Facts

2.8M+ product ingredient lists and barcodes

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What We Show

Additive FDA statusApproved, GRAS, Under Review
CAERS adverse eventsReports linked to ingredient
GRAS review typeFDA-reviewed vs self-affirmed
Active FDA reviewsPending regulatory actions
Recall historyFDA enforcement actions
International bansEU, Canada regulatory status
NOVA processing level1-4 classification
Ingredient deep divesSafety data per additive
2.8M+
Products searchable
175+
Additives tracked
4
Under FDA review
Real-time
FDA data

How It Works

1
Search a product

Enter a product name, brand, or barcode to find it in our database of 2.8M+ products.

2
See the data

View every additive's FDA status, adverse event history, and regulatory review status.

3
Make informed choices

Use government-sourced data to understand what's in the food you buy.

All data sourced from public FDA/USDA databases. No account required. AdditiveWatch is not affiliated with the FDA.