Blue 2 & Red 40 Lakes
Blue 2 & Red 40 Lakes appears in 1 indexed US food products. No FDA SAFFA status or CSPI rating is attached in this snapshot, so this page reports prevalence rather than a safety verdict.
What the data can answer
Blue 2 & Red 40 Lakes appears in 1 catalogued products, but this snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to it. This page therefore cannot answer whether the ingredient is safe from those sources. It can show how often it occurs, where it tends to sit on labels, and which kinds of products contain it.
- 1
- catalogued products
- #71,300
- usage rank of 247,206
- 1
- named brands represented
- 41%
- average depth down ingredient lists
Catalog prevalence comes from Open Food Facts ingredient lists. FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine labels are shown only when the source record contains them.
Blue 2 & Red 40 Lakes: above-median product count (beats 71.2% of ranked ingredients)
- Usage rank
- #71,300
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 175,906 others that also appear in exactly 1 product.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 41%
- Mean relative depth 41% across 1 parsed label, slot 14.0 on average. Blue 2 & Red 40 Lakes tends to sit in the upper half of the list. Depth is location on the label, not a measured dose.
Ranks use Open Food Facts ingredient rows on this site’s refresh cycle. 247,206 ingredients with ≥1 product appearance enter the ranking. Prevalence and list depth are catalog facts, not toxicology.
How to use this page
A clean co-occurrence count is not a safety clearance
No linked product currently contains a separately flagged ingredient, but zero co-occurrence is an absence-of-evidence result, not regulatory approval. The practical reading is about use: Blue 2 & Red 40 Lakes reaches 1 named brands, most often appears under Plant-based foods and beverages, and typically sits in the upper half of the list. Product examples include Whole wheat and rice cereal. Check the current label and authoritative source databases when the decision involves allergies, dosage, pregnancy, or a medical condition.
0% of linked products currently carry a separately flagged ingredient
Most NOVA-tagged examples land in Group 4 (1 of 1), yet the products span unrelated categories. That contrast matters: processing class can describe how a food was made while saying nothing decisive about this ingredient's regulatory status. Use the linked examples to understand formulation context, and leave the unanswered toxicology or individual-sensitivity question unanswered.
Next check: verify the unresolved source rating directly instead of converting zero co-flags into reassurance.
Products Containing Blue 2 & Red 40 Lakes
All 1 indexed product that name Blue 2 & Red 40 Lakes:
Parallel catalog profiles to Blue 2 & Red 40 Lakes
Peer axes for Blue 2 & Red 40 Lakes: 1 products · mean score 100/100.
Similar mean product score
Score-axis peers only, mean screening score among ingredients with ≥50 scored products, not a second count list.
What to do with this Blue 2 & Red 40 Lakes record
Use the 1-product footprint and source labels as a starting point, then inspect the records most relevant to your question.
- Check the listed products containing Blue 2 & Red 40 Lakes before treating the aggregate count as a personal conclusion. Open product sample
- Compare another ingredient’s source-backed rating, FDA status, and product footprint. Open a peer record
- Read how PlainFoodSafe joins source records before treating a screening label as a personal food or health conclusion. See source joins
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Blue 2 & Red 40 Lakes? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Blue 2 & Red 40 Lakes, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#71,300 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Where does Blue 2 & Red 40 Lakes show up across the catalog? ▼
Blue 2 & Red 40 Lakes sits above the median for catalog prevalence (1 products, #71,300 of 247,206) across 1 named brands. Category mix varies — use the linked records rather than treating any single shelf as representative.
Why is Blue 2 & Red 40 Lakes so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The current source record does not specify a technical effect for Blue 2 & Red 40 Lakes. Its in the upper half of the list and product examples are shown without guessing why manufacturers include it.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Blue 2 & Red 40 Lakes). Safety ratings: CSPI Chemical Cuisine; product presence: Open Food Facts via PlainFoodSafe (September 2026). Figures are computed from those sources, no editor-typed counts. Methodology · State regulations.