Blue 2 And Red 40
Blue 2 And Red 40 appears in 7 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 And Red 40 appears in 7 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.
- 7
- catalogued products
- #19,546
- usage rank of 247,206
- 4
- named brands represented
- 87%
- 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 And Red 40: top-decile catalog footprint (#19,546 of 247,206)
- Usage rank
- #19,546
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 2,185 others that also appear in exactly 7 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 87%
- Mean relative depth 87% across 7 parsed labels, slot 13.6 on average. Blue 2 And Red 40 tends to sit near the end of the captured list. Depth is location on the label, not a measured dose.
Derived by this site from the ingredient lists of every catalogued product (Open Food Facts), recomputed on each data refresh. 247,206 ingredients have at least one appearance and are ranked here. Usage and list position describe prevalence, not safety.
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 And Red 40 reaches 4 named brands, most often appears under Dairies, and typically sits near the end of the captured list. Product examples include Cheese spread; Cheese spread; Cold Pack Cheese Spread Made With Natural Aged Cheddar. 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 (7 of 7), 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.
How do the sampled products compare?
Each point is one of the 7 sampled products listed below: its overall safety score against how many separately flagged ingredients its label carries. Bubble size is the number of ingredient rows the label actually resolved to.
Safety score vs. flagged-ingredient count for products containing Blue 2 And Red 40
Products Containing Blue 2 And Red 40
7 busy labels from the 7 indexed products that list Blue 2 And Red 40:
Blue 2 And Red 40 vs other top-decile catalog footprints
Top-decile company for Blue 2 And Red 40: 7 listings averaging 100/100.
Similar mean product score
Nearest other ingredients by mean product screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Next steps from the Blue 2 And Red 40 page
Start from Blue 2 And Red 40's 7 catalogued appearances and the attached source fields, then open the product rows that match your use case.
- Review the sampled product records that list Blue 2 And Red 40 to see how the ingredient appears in actual labels. See listed products
- Move to a second ingredient page and compare registry fields plus catalog mass side by side. Browse ingredient records
- Read how PlainFoodSafe joins source records before treating a screening label as a personal food or health conclusion. Read the methodology
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 And Red 40? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Blue 2 And Red 40, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#19,546 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Which product shelves show up most often with Blue 2 And Red 40? ▼
Blue 2 And Red 40 ranks in the top decile by product count (#19,546 of 247,206), appearing in 7 indexed products led by Dairies. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Blue 2 And Red 40 so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Blue 2 And Red 40 appears in 7 products (#19,546 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Blue 2 And Red 40). 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.