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.

67
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

FIBER ONE
label from 2020
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
AHOLD
Ahold USA, Inc.
label from 2021
Red 40Blue 2High Fructose Corn SyrupSeed Oils
AHOLD
Ahold USA, Inc.
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
ANABAR
Ernest F. Bailey Inc.
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
ATKINS
Atkins Nutritionals, Inc.
label from 2021
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+3 more
BADAF
Glo's Gumbo, LLC
label from 2023
Red 40Blue 2
BEST MAID
Minnesota Best Maid Cookie Co.
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
BIG Y
Big Y Foods, Inc.
label from 2020
Red 40Blue 2High Fructose Corn Syrup
CLOVER VALLEY
Bay Valley Foods, LLC
label from 2018
Red 40Blue 2High Fructose Corn Syrup
DETOUR
Forward Foods, LLC
label from 2020
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
EATING RIGHT
Glencourt Inc.
label from 2020
Red 40Blue 2High Fructose Corn Syrup
EATING RIGHT
Glencourt Inc.
label from 2018
Red 40Blue 2High Fructose Corn Syrup
FIBER ONE
General Mills, Inc.
label from 2019
Yellow 5Blue 2Seed Oils
FIBER ONE
General Mills, Inc.
label from 2017
Yellow 5Blue 2Seed Oils
FIBER ONE
General Mills, Inc.
label from 2019
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+1 more
FIBER ONE
General Mills, Inc.
label from 2019
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+1 more
FOOD CLUB
Topco Associates, Inc.
label from 2020
Red 40Blue 2High Fructose Corn Syrup
FOOD CLUB
Topco Associates, Inc.
label from 2020
Red 40Blue 2High Fructose Corn Syrup
FRUITY PEBBLES
Post Consumer Brands, LLC
label from 2023
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+1 more
GOLD EMBLEM
CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
label from 2018
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
HY-VEE
Hy-Vee, Inc.
label from 2020
Red 40Blue 2High Fructose Corn Syrup
HY-VEE
Hy-Vee, Inc.
label from 2020
Red 40Blue 2High Fructose Corn Syrup
KELLOGG'S
Luberski, Inc.
label from 2018
Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 2BHA / BHT
KROGER
The Kroger Co.
label from 2017
Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1+2 more
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