Blue 2 Lake And Red 40
Blue 2 Lake And Red 40 appears in 2 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 Lake And Red 40 appears in 2 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.
- 2
- catalogued products
- #46,185
- usage rank of 247,206
- 1
- named brands represented
- 55%
- 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.
Upper-half catalog placement for Blue 2 Lake And Red 40 (#46,185)
- Usage rank
- #46,185
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 25,114 others that also appear in exactly 2 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 55%
- Mean relative depth 55% across 2 parsed labels, slot 10.0 on average. Blue 2 Lake And Red 40 tends to sit in the lower half of the 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 Lake And Red 40 reaches 1 named brands, most often appears under Plant-based foods and beverages, and typically sits in the lower half of the list. Product examples include Shredded Wheat, Blueberry Frosted; Bite size shredded wheat, blueberry frosted. 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 (2 of 2), 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 Lake And Red 40
Full indexed set for Blue 2 Lake And Red 40 — 2 products:
Ingredients with similar product-count or score profiles
Use the lists below to place Blue 2 Lake And Red 40 against similar footprints (2 products).
Similar mean product score
Nearest other ingredients by mean product screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
What to do with this Blue 2 Lake And Red 40 record
Start from Blue 2 Lake And Red 40's 2 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 Lake And Red 40 to see how the ingredient appears in actual labels. See listed products
- Browse another ingredient record and keep the same FDA/CSPI and prevalence fields in view. Compare a peer
- 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.
Questions readers ask about Blue 2 Lake And Red 40
Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Blue 2 Lake And Red 40? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Blue 2 Lake And Red 40, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#46,185 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Where does Blue 2 Lake And Red 40 show up across the catalog? ▼
Blue 2 Lake And Red 40 sits above the median for catalog prevalence (2 products, #46,185 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 Lake And Red 40 so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The current source record does not specify a technical effect for Blue 2 Lake And Red 40. Its in the lower half of the list and product examples are shown without guessing why manufacturers include it.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Blue 2 Lake 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.