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.

158
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

GOLDEN GRAHAMS
General Mills, Inc.
label from 2022
Blue 1High Fructose Corn SyrupSeed Oils
GRENADE
Bill Blass Fashions, LLC.
label from 2020
Blue 1
HANNAFORD
Hannaford Bros. Co.
label from 2019
Red 40Blue 1Seed Oils
HANNAFORD
Hannaford Bros. Co.
label from 2019
Red 40Blue 1Seed Oils
HANNAFORD
Hannaford Bros. Co.
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 6Blue 1Seed Oils
HARRIS TEETER
Harris-Teeter Inc.
label from 2022
Red 40Yellow 6Blue 1Seed Oils
HARRIS TEETER
Harris-Teeter Inc.
label from 2022
Red 40Blue 1Seed Oils
HY-VEE
Hy-Vee, Inc.
label from 2020
Red 40Blue 1High Fructose Corn Syrup
HY-VEE
Hy-Vee, Inc.
label from 2020
Blue 1Seed Oils
HY-VEE
Hy-Vee, Inc.
label from 2020
Red 40Blue 1High Fructose Corn Syrup
JIMMY!
Jimmy's Healthy Foods, Inc
label from 2022
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1
KROGER
The Kroger Co.
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 6Blue 1Seed Oils
KROGER
The Kroger Co.
label from 2017
Red 40Blue 1Aspartame
KROGER
The Kroger Co.
label from 2017
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
KROGER
The Kroger Co.
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 6Blue 1Seed Oils
KROGER
The Kroger Co.
label from 2018
Red 40Blue 1Seed Oils
KUDOS
Mars Chocolate North America LLC
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
L'ESTI'S DESSERTS
Lestis Desserts Enterprises Inc.
label from 2023
Red 40Blue 1Seed Oils
LINDORA NUTRITION
Lindora, Inc.
label from 2021
Red 40Yellow 5Blue 1Carrageenan+1 more
LUCKY CHARMS
General Mills, Inc.
label from 2019
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1
LUCKY CHARMS
General Mills, Inc.
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
LUCKY CHARMS
General Mills, Inc.
label from 2022
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
MARKET PANTRY
Target Stores
label from 2023
Red 40Blue 1Seed Oils
MARKET PANTRY
label from 2023
Red 40Blue 1Seed Oils