FD&C Blue No.2

Alternate Names

Indigotin, Indogotine, Indigo Carmine, Coal Tar Dye

Description

Also see Food, Drug & Cosmetic Colors (FD&C). Originally this indigo/royal blue dye was extracted from plants but is now synthetically produced from coal tar. It is the same type of dye that is used to make jeans blue.

FD&C Blue No.2 - Quick Stats

What's This?

Names

Indigotin, Indogotine, Indigo Carmine, Coal Tar Dye

Allergy Information

Uses

E-Number

E132

Additional Information

Banned in Norway.

Found In

soft drinks, candy, cereal, baked goods, frozen desserts, snack foods, confections, gelatin products

Possible Health Effects

Hives, asthma, skin rash, and tumors have all been reported.

Allergy Information

May cause allergic reaction in sensitive individuals

Online Resources/Related

Feingold Association of the United States, Adverse Effects of "Inactive" Ingredients, Date Unknown, Feingold Association
European Food Safety Authority, Statement on Food Additives and Developmental Neurotoxicity, January 2005, European Food Safety Authority, Committee on Toxicity
Center for Science in the Public Interest, Food Dyes: Rainbow of Risks, June 2010, Center for Science in the Public Interest

Print Resources

Winter, Ruth. A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives, 7th Edition: Descriptions in Plain English of More Than 12,000 Ingredients Both Harmful and Desirable Found in Foods. Three Rivers Press, 2009
Statham, Bill. Eat Safe: The Truth about Additives from Aspartame to Xanthan Gum. Running Press, 2008
Minich, Deanna M. An A-Z Guide to Food Additives: Never Eat What You Can't Pronounce. Conari Press, 2009
Farlow, Christine Hoza, D.C.Food Additives: A Shopper's Guide To What's Safe & What's Not. KISS For Health Publishing, 2007 Revised Edition

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