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

CIRCLE K
Gardner International Inc.
label from 2022
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+1 more
CLEO & LEO
Stater Bros. Markets Inc.
label from 2017
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
CLEO & LEO RECIPES
Stater Bros. Markets Inc.
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+4 more
CLEO & LEO RECIPES
Stater Bros. Markets Inc.
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+5 more
CLEO & LEO RECIPES
Stater Bros. Markets Inc.
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+4 more
CLEO & LEO RECIPES
Stater Bros. Markets Inc.
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+4 more
CLEO & LEO RECIPES
Stater Bros. Markets Inc.
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+5 more
CLEO & LEO RECIPES
Stater Bros. Markets Inc.
label from 2018
Yellow 5Blue 1Blue 2Seed Oils
CLEO & LEO RECIPES
Stater Bros. Markets Inc.
label from 2018
Red 40Blue 1Blue 2Red 3+1 more
CLOVER VALLEY
Interbake Foods Inc.
label from 2017
Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 2High Fructose Corn Syrup
CLOVER VALLEY
Interbake Foods Inc.
label from 2020
Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 2High Fructose Corn Syrup
CLOVER VALLEY
Interbake Foods Inc.
label from 2019
Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 2High Fructose Corn Syrup
COBORN'S GLUTEN FREE BAKERY
Coborn's Incorporated
label from 2017
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+1 more
COLOR A TREAT
The Decorated Cookie Company, LLC
label from 2020
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
COLOR-A-TREAT
The Decorated Cookie Company, LLC
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
CONAGRA FOODS
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+1 more
COOKIE CRUSH
George DeLallo Co., Inc.
label from 2021
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
COOKIE CRUSH
George DeLallo Co., Inc.
label from 2022
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 2+2 more
COOKIES UNITED
Cookies United, LLC
label from 2017
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
COOKIES UNITED
Cookies United, LLC
label from 2017
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
COOKIES UNITED
Cookies United, LLC
label from 2017
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
COOKIES UNITED
Cookies United, LLC
label from 2017
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
COOKIES UNITED
Cookies United, LLC
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
COOKIES UNITED
Cookies United, LLC
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+4 more