Blue 2

FDA phase-out target: 2027

Also labeled as: FD&C Blue No. 2, Indigo Carmine, E132

A synthetic blue dye, less common than Blue 1, used in candy and specialty baked goods.

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

1,017
products contain it in this category
Mars Chocolate North America LLC
top manufacturer by product count
Candy
most common category

Manufacturers most likely to use Blue 2

ManufacturerProducts with Blue 2
Mars Chocolate North America LLC577
Target Stores497
Ferrara Candy Company346
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.236
Pez Candy, Inc.154
The Kellogg Company150
Mars, Inc.144
Ross Acquisition Inc.122
Frito-Lay Company99
The Kroger Co.80

Products

SELMA'S
Selma's Cookies
label from 2017
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
SELMA'S
Selma's Cookies
label from 2017
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
SELMA'S
Selma's Cookies
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
SELMA'S
Selma's Cookies
label from 2017
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
SELMA'S
Selma's Cookies
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+4 more
SELMA'S
Selma's Cookies
label from 2017
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
SELMA'S
Selma's Cookies
label from 2017
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
SELMA'S
Selma's Cookies
label from 2017
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
SELMA'S
Selma's Cookies
label from 2017
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
SELMA'S
Selma's Cookies
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+4 more
SELMA'S
Selma's Cookies
label from 2017
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
SELMA'S
Selma's Cookies
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
SELMA'S
Selma's Cookies
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
SELMA'S
Selma's Cookies
label from 2017
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
SHARIS BERRIES
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.
label from 2017
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+4 more
SHAW'S MARKET FRESH
West Coast Grocery Company
label from 2017
Red 40Yellow 5Blue 2High Fructose Corn Syrup+1 more
SHAW'S MARKETFRESH
Eli's Chicago's Cheesecake
label from 2017
Red 40Blue 2Titanium DioxideSeed Oils
SHURFINE
Western Family Foods, Inc.
label from 2017
Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 2High Fructose Corn Syrup
SIGNATURE
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
label from 2018
Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 2
SIGNATURE KITCHENS
Safeway, Inc.
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
SIGNATURE SELECT
Safeway, Inc.
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+5 more
SIGNATURE SELECT
Safeway, Inc.
label from 2019
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+5 more
SIGNATURE SELECT
Safeway, Inc.
label from 2021
Red 40Yellow 6Blue 1Blue 2+2 more
SIGNATURE SELECT
Safeway, Inc.
label from 2021
Red 40Blue 2Seed Oils