Fd&c Red # 40
Fd&c Red # 40 appears in 63 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
Fd&c Red # 40 appears in 63 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.
- 63
- catalogued products
- #4,249
- usage rank of 247,206
- 24
- named brands represented
- 83%
- 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.
What this page can and cannot answer
Audit the co-occurring flags first
52.4% of the linked products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient, making co-occurrence the dominant follow-up question. That figure does not identify Fd&c Red # 40 as the trigger. Open records such as Alamo Candy Co., Chamoy Pulpa; Assorted chocolates milk; Assorted Milk Chocolates and inspect which ingredient row carries the caution marker. The 80.1/100 product average is therefore a triage signal for this surrounding formulation set, not an ingredient verdict. Its 83% average label depth helps locate the term when checking the package.
52.4% of linked products contain a separately flagged ingredient
Processing is unusually concentrated here: Group 4 accounts for 63 of 63 NOVA-tagged records. That describes the surrounding products, not the substance. For a useful comparison, hold category and processing level constant, then inspect which named component changes alongside the caution flag; otherwise the product mix will confound the ingredient question.
Next check: open the lowest-scoring linked formulation and locate the exact caution-marked component.
Fd&c Red # 40: top-decile catalog footprint (#4,249 of 247,206)
- Usage rank
- #4,249
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 52 others that also appear in exactly 63 products.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 83%
- Averaged label depth puts Fd&c Red # 40 near the end of the captured list (83% of list length, mean slot 19.7). Compound ingredients and OCR noise mean this cannot stand in for quantity.
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.
What else is usually in the same product as Fd&c Red # 40
Across the 63 products on this site that list Fd&c Red # 40, these flagged additives appear alongside it most often. The comparison column is how often each one appears across every product with a parsed ingredient list, so the two figures are measured over the same set. Titanium Dioxide shows up about 15.1x more often with Fd&c Red # 40 than in the catalogue at large.
| Additive | Shared products | Share of Fd&c Red # 40 products | Share of all products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titanium Dioxide | 20 | 31.7% | 2.1% |
| Blue 1 | 10 | 15.9% | 4.2% |
| Yellow 6 | 9 | 14.3% | 3.4% |
| Yellow 5 | 8 | 12.7% | 4.8% |
| Red 3 | 5 | 7.9% | 1.1% |
Co-occurrence describes what manufacturers formulate together. It is not a claim that these additives interact, and it carries no regulatory meaning. Counted over products with parsed ingredient lists; Open Food Facts, 2026-09-01.
How do the sampled products compare?
Each point is one of the 16 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 Fd&c Red # 40
Products Containing Fd&c Red # 40
A sample of 16 high-volume listings among the 63 indexed products containing Fd&c Red # 40:
Peer ingredients with comparable catalog mass (near “2% Or Less Of Vegetable Oil”)
Top-decile company for Fd&c Red # 40: 63 listings averaging 80.1/100. Catalog-mass neighbours in view: 2% Or Less Of Vegetable Oil; Acai Powder; Organic Acerola Extract.
Similar product count
Nearest other ingredients by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
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 Fd&c Red # 40 record
Start from Fd&c Red # 40's 63 catalogued appearances and the attached source fields, then open the product rows that match your use case.
- Check the listed products containing Fd&c Red # 40 before treating the aggregate count as a personal conclusion. See listed products
- Compare Fd&c Red # 40 with a peer such as “2% Or Less Of Vegetable Oil” on source-backed rating, FDA status, and product footprint. Open a peer record
- See the join rules behind screening scores before reading them as dietary advice. See source joins
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Frequently Asked Questions
How should I read safety signals when Fd&c Red # 40 sits in heavily flagged products? ▼
52.4% of linked products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient, so the first task is locating which row carries the caution marker — not assuming Fd&c Red # 40 is the trigger. None of that replaces a product-, dose-, allergy-, or person-specific determination.
Which product shelves show up most often with Fd&c Red # 40? ▼
Fd&c Red # 40 ranks in the top decile by product count (#4,249 of 247,206), appearing in 63 indexed products led by Snacks. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Fd&c Red # 40 so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Fd&c Red # 40 appears in 63 products (#4,249 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Fd&c 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.