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.

183
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

PURPLE COW
Meijer, Inc.
label from 2021
Red 40Blue 1Carrageenan
ROUNDY'S
Finlay Extracts & Ingredients USA, Inc.
label from 2021
Red 40Blue 1Carrageenan
ROUNDY'S
Finlay Extracts & Ingredients USA, Inc.
label from 2021
Red 40Blue 1High Fructose Corn SyrupCarrageenan
SHOPRITE
Wakefern Food Corporation
label from 2017
Red 40Blue 1Aspartame
SHOPRITE
Wakefern Food Corporation
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 6Blue 1Aspartame
SHOPRITE
Wakefern Food Corporation
label from 2021
Red 40Blue 1Aspartame
SMART WAY
The Kroger Co.
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+1 more
SPARTAN
McIlhenny Company
label from 2017
Red 40Blue 1
SPARTAN
McIlhenny Company
label from 2017
Yellow 5Blue 1Carrageenan
SPARTAN
McIlhenny Company
label from 2020
Red 40Blue 1Carrageenan
SPARTAN
McIlhenny Company
label from 2021
Red 40Blue 1Carrageenan
SPARTAN
McIlhenny Company
label from 2021
Red 40Blue 1Carrageenan
SPARTAN
McIlhenny Company
label from 2021
Red 40Blue 1Carrageenan
TOPS
Tops Markets, LLC
label from 2021
Red 40Blue 1
TOPS
Tops Markets, LLC
label from 2021
Red 40Blue 1
TOPS
Tops Markets, LLC
label from 2021
Red 40Blue 1
TOPS
Tops Markets, LLC
label from 2020
Red 40Blue 1
TOPS
Tops Markets, LLC
label from 2020
Red 40Blue 1
TROPICAL
Tropical Cheese Industries Inc
label from 2023
Red 40Blue 1Carrageenan
WEIS
Weis Markets, Inc.
label from 2021
Red 40Blue 1Aspartame
WEIS
Weis Markets, Inc.
label from 2021
Red 40Yellow 6Blue 1Aspartame
WEIS
Weis Markets, Inc.
label from 2021
Red 40Yellow 5Blue 1Aspartame
WEIS
Weis Markets, Inc.
label from 2021
Red 40Yellow 5Blue 1Aspartame
WEIS
Weis Markets, Inc.
label from 2021
Red 40Blue 1Aspartame