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Miss Jones Baking safety review
Founded 2015 · Corte Madera, California · Part of The Purple Mixer (doing business as Miss Jones Baking Co.)
Our verdict
AcceptableMiss Jones is the white frosting on our dye-free snacks page, and its organic claim checks out on the register: the USDA Organic Integrity Database lists "The Purple Mixer, LLC DBA Miss Jones Baking Co." as certified under Oregon Tilth since 6 July 2015, and the certificate names Vanilla Frosting, Chocolate Frosting, Cream Cheese Flavored Frosting and Confetti Pop Frosting alongside the brownie, cake, cookie and pumpkin mixes. We found no FDA recall under any Miss Jones or Purple Mixer name as of 2026-10-12. What keeps this at acceptable rather than recommended is a single California Proposition 65 notice. In August 2025 a private enforcer alleged that the Banana Bread & Muffin Mix was sold without the state's lead warning, and the company settled out of court in August 2026 for $44,000 with a commitment to reformulate or add warnings. That is a labeling claim about a mix we do not list and that is not on the organic certificate; it never reached a court, and Proposition 65's lead trigger sits far below FDA action levels. But it is a notice on the record, and this directory has kept recommended for brands with none.
- Best for
- A white frosting you tint yourself — six ingredients, no color additive of any kind, and an organic certificate that names the frosting.
- Skip if
- You are avoiding coconut or palm oil — the vanilla frosting is built on organic palm fruit oil and coconut oil and carries a "CONTAINS: COCONUT" statement.
Reviewed by Dan Golden · October 2026
Company facts
- What they make
- baking, food dyes, frosting
- Where it's made
- Miss Jones Baking Co. is the trading name of The Purple Mixer — "The Purple Mixer, Inc." in California's Proposition 65 register and in federal court captions, "The Purple Mixer, LLC DBA Miss Jones Baking Co." on the USDA organic register. Sarah Jones (Garibaldi) launched it in 2015, first at Sprouts. Graham Partners, a private-equity firm, lists it as a current portfolio company invested in May 2025, describes it as "a better-for-you manufacturer of premium branded and private label baking products," and gives its base as Corte Madera, California; the size of Graham's stake is not disclosed. The USDA register records the organic operation as a "Private Labeler" with a mailing address in Sandusky, Ohio. Its story page does not say who mixes or fills the products.
The company behind The Purple Mixer, Inc. (doing business as Miss Jones Baking Co.)
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- Corte Madera, California
- Ownership
- PE-backed
Worth re-checking annually — standards are the asset.
Safety breakdown
USDA Organic Integrity Database, read 2026-10-12: The Purple Mixer, LLC DBA Miss Jones Baking Co., NOP ID 8150001321, certifier Oregon Tilth Certified Organic, status Certified, effective 2015-07-06. We found no FDA food enforcement record under "Miss Jones", "Miss Jones Baking", "Miss Jones Baking Co", "Miss Jones Baking Company" or "Purple Mixer", and none whose product description contains "Miss Jones", in openFDA as of 2026-10-12; CPSC returned no record. One California Proposition 65 60-day notice: AG 2025-02912, filed 2025-08-07 by Gabriel Espinoza through Brodsky & Smith, alleging lead in "Miss Jones Baking Co. Banana Bread & Muffin Mix" and naming The Purple Mixer, Inc. and Gelson's Markets. It was settled without a court filing on 2026-08-06: a $4,000 civil penalty and $40,000 in fees and costs, with injunctive relief recorded as "Reformulation and/or warnings." Proposition 65 is a warning-label statute — the notice alleged a missing warning, not that the mix was found unsafe, and lead occurs naturally in soil and in grain and fruit ingredients. Two federal dockets name The Purple Mixer, Inc. and neither is a consumer matter: a supplier's contract suit (Indiana Sugars, Inc. v. The Purple Mixer, Inc., N.D. Cal., filed 2025-05-12) and the company's own case against U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Court of International Trade (filed 2025-12-26).
Miss Jones Baking on SafeMama
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USDA Organic Integrity Database, read 2026-10-12: The Purple Mixer, LLC DBA Miss Jones Baking Co., NOP ID 8150001321, certifier Oregon Tilth Certified Organic, status Certified, effective 2015-07-06. We found no FDA food enforcement record under "Miss Jones", "Miss Jones Baking", "Miss Jones Baking Co", "Miss Jones Baking Company" or "Purple Mixer", and none whose product description contains "Miss Jones", in openFDA as of 2026-10-12; CPSC returned no record. One California Proposition 65 60-day notice: AG 2025-02912, filed 2025-08-07 by Gabriel Espinoza through Brodsky & Smith, alleging lead in "Miss Jones Baking Co. Banana Bread & Muffin Mix" and naming The Purple Mixer, Inc. and Gelson's Markets. It was settled without a court filing on 2026-08-06: a $4,000 civil penalty and $40,000 in fees and costs, with injunctive relief recorded as "Reformulation and/or warnings." Proposition 65 is a warning-label statute — the notice alleged a missing warning, not that the mix was found unsafe, and lead occurs naturally in soil and in grain and fruit ingredients. Two federal dockets name The Purple Mixer, Inc. and neither is a consumer matter: a supplier's contract suit (Indiana Sugars, Inc. v. The Purple Mixer, Inc., N.D. Cal., filed 2025-05-12) and the company's own case against U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Court of International Trade (filed 2025-12-26).
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Miss Jones Baking products we track
Miss Jones Baking Co, Organic Buttercream Frosting, Perfect for Icing and Decorating, Vegan-Friendly: Vanilla (Pack of 1)
- USDA Organic
- Dye-Free
- No Red Dye 40
Addresses: Red Dye 40, Artificial Dyes, Yellow 5 & 6
Ingredient panel checked · source
We couldn't confirm a live listing for this exact product — this opens a filtered search of merchants for the same model.
Miss Jones Baking Organic Buttercream Frosting, Perfect for Icing and Decorating, Vegan-Friendly: Rich Fudge Chocolate (Pack of 2)
Miss Jones Baking Organic Buttercream Frosting, Perfect for Icing and Decorating, Vegan-Friendly: Vanilla (Pack of 1)
- USDA Organic
- Dye-Free
- No Red Dye 40
Addresses: Red Dye 40, Artificial Dyes, Yellow 5 & 6
Ingredient panel checked · source
Miss Jones Baking Organic Buttercream Frosting, Perfect for Icing and Decorating, Vegan-Friendly: Vanilla (Pack of 2)
Miss Jones Baking Organic Buttercream Frosting, Perfect for Icing and Decorating, Vegan-Friendly: Vanilla (Pack of 2)
- USDA Organic
- Dye-Free
- No Red Dye 40
Addresses: Red Dye 40, Artificial Dyes, Yellow 5 & 6
Ingredient panel checked · source
Recall history
No recalls found. We checked CPSC and FDA recall databases as of October 14, 2026 and found no recalls for this brand. Recall databases update continuously — if you own a recalled product, the official notice is always the source to follow.