Blue 1

FDA phase-out target: 2027

Also labeled as: FD&C Blue No. 1, Brilliant Blue FCF, E133

A synthetic blue dye used in candy, drinks, and frozen desserts.

Regulatory status: Not banned. Part of the FDA's 2025 voluntary phase-out request, targeted for removal by 2027.

1,818
products contain it in this category
Target Stores
top manufacturer by product count
Candy
most common category

Manufacturers most likely to use Blue 1

ManufacturerProducts with Blue 1
Target Stores1,326
Ferrara Candy Company1,284
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.953
Mars Chocolate North America LLC649
Ross Acquisition Inc.556
Wilton Industries Inc.496
The Kellogg Company490
Kraft Heinz Foods Company426
GENERAL MILLS SALES INC.400
Meijer, Inc.394

Products

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Nash Finch Company
label from 2020
Red 40Blue 1Seed Oils
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Nash Finch Company
label from 2023
Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1Red 3+1 more
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Nash Finch Company
label from 2023
Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1Red 3+1 more
OPTIMUM NUTRITION
Optimum Nutrition, Inc.
label from 2019
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
OPTIMUM NUTRITION
Optimum Nutrition, Inc.
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
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Rich Products Corporation
label from 2020
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+6 more
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Rich Products Corporation
label from 2021
Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1Red 3+4 more
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Rich Products Corporation
label from 2020
Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1Red 3+4 more
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Rich Products Corporation
label from 2022
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+6 more
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Rich Products Corporation
label from 2021
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
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Rich Products Corporation
label from 2020
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
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Rich Products Corporation
label from 2022
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
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Rich Products Corporation
label from 2023
Red 40Blue 1Seed Oils
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Rich Products Corporation
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
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Rich Products Corporation
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Blue 1Red 3+2 more
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Rich Products Corporation
label from 2021
Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1High Fructose Corn Syrup+1 more
PALERMO BAKERY
Charles River Media
label from 2022
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
PALERMO DESSERTS
Charles River Media
label from 2022
Red 40Yellow 5Blue 1Seed Oils
PALERMO DESSERTS
PALERMOS WHOLESALE
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
PEEPS
The Kroger Co.
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
PEEPS
Just Born, Inc.
label from 2023
Yellow 5Blue 1Red 3
PERFECTLY SWEET
Empire Bakery Commissary, LLC
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
PILLSBURY
General Mills, Inc.
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
PRAIRIE CITY BAKERY
Prairie City Bakery Company
label from 2019
Red 40Blue 1Titanium DioxideSeed Oils