Brand safety analysis
Ben
2 products analyzed across 2 categories. Average safety score: 5/100.
Score distribution
How Ben products spread by concern level.
Use this distribution as a brand-level screening signal. A single better-scoring product does not clear the full brand; repeated high-concern results should trigger more careful category comparison and source review.
Evidence summary
What the Ben data means.
Ben has 2 product records in the current NonToxic.com database, spanning 2 categories: Food Products, Personal Care. The average score of 5/100 is useful for screening, but shoppers should still inspect product-level records because packaging, processing, test year, and contaminant fields can vary inside the same brand.
The current evidence mix for Ben is 2 high confidence. Source labels represented on this page include samples.tsv (2), and test-year labels include 2024 (2). 2 records still need a more specific source URL and 0 records still need a normalized test year, so these items should drive brand transparency requests before any broad safety claim is made.
For practical review, start with Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream, the lowest-scoring Ben item currently listed, then compare it with Ben & Jerry's Vanilla Ice Cream, the strongest-scoring item in this brand set. If both products sit in the same category, use the category page to compare competing brands; if they sit in different categories, treat the brand score as a portfolio signal rather than a direct product substitute.
How to use this brand page.
Use this page to decide what to inspect next, not to label every Ben product safe or unsafe. A brand with one listed product has a narrow evidence base, while a brand with many products may mix lower-concern records with elevated or highest-concern records. The most defensible workflow is to open the product page, read the source row, compare the category alternatives, and submit a correction if a newer lab report or packaging disclosure changes the evidence.
Brand FAQ
Common questions about Ben.
Is Ben a lower-concern brand?
Ben currently averages 5/100 across 2 analyzed products. NonToxic.com treats this as a brand-level screening signal, not a blanket certification for every Ben product.
Which Ben products should be reviewed first?
Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream is the lowest-scoring Ben product currently listed, while Ben & Jerry's Vanilla Ice Cream has the strongest comparative score in this brand set. Shoppers should compare both records against products in the same category before switching.
How strong is the evidence for Ben?
The current Ben set includes 2 high confidence records across categories including Food Products, Personal Care. Records with missing source URLs, missing test years, or unavailable contaminant fields should be treated as transparency priorities.
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Lowest-scoring Ben products.
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