Brand evidence overview

Whole Foods

21 listed records across 3 categories. Average comparative score across 20 rated records: 75/100.

21listed records

2lower-concern products

0elevated or highest concern

3categories

Score distribution

How Whole Foods products spread by concern level.

Only rated products supply concern classifications. A single better-scoring product does not clear the full brand; inspect source quality and category comparisons before drawing conclusions.

Lower concern 2

Moderate 18

Elevated 0

Highest 0

Not rated 1

Evidence summary

What the Whole Foods data means.

Whole Foods has 21 product records in the current NonToxic.com database, spanning 3 categories: Baby Products, Dairy Products, Food Products. The average score of 75/100 uses only 20 rated records. Shoppers should inspect product-level records because packaging, processing, test year, and contaminant fields can vary inside the same brand.

The current evidence mix for Whole Foods is 20 medium confidence, 1 source review needed. Source labels represented on this page include PlasticList (plasticlist.org) (20), Source verification pending (1), and test-year labels include 2024 (20), Not verified (1). 1 records lack a verified product-specific testing source and 1 records lack a verified test year. These items should drive source review and brand transparency requests before any broad safety claim is made.

Verified testing sources: Source record 1, Source record 2, Source record 3, Source record 4, Source record 5, Source record 6, Source record 7, Source record 8, Source record 9, Source record 10, Source record 11, Source record 12, Source record 13, Source record 14, Source record 15, Source record 16, Source record 17, Source record 18, Source record 19, Source record 20.

For practical review, start with Whole Foods Boneless Beef Ribeye Steak Grass Fed, the lowest-scoring Whole Foods item currently listed, then compare it with Whole Foods Bananas, 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 Whole Foods 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 Whole Foods.

Is Whole Foods a lower-concern brand?

Whole Foods currently averages 75/100 across 20 rated products, out of 21 listed records. NonToxic.com treats this as a brand-level screening signal, not a blanket certification for every Whole Foods product.

Which Whole Foods products should be reviewed first?

Whole Foods Boneless Beef Ribeye Steak Grass Fed is the lowest-scoring Whole Foods product currently listed, while Whole Foods Bananas 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 Whole Foods?

The current Whole Foods set includes 20 medium confidence records, 1 source review needed records across categories including Baby Products, Dairy Products, Food Products. Records with missing source URLs, missing test years, or unavailable contaminant fields should be treated as transparency priorities.

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