Brilliant Blue FCF (FD&C Blue No. 1)

Safety Summary

Regulatory Status

Sources

No citations are recorded specifically for the human adult context, so the record-wide source list is shown. It backs the record, not this particular band.

• Brilliant Blue FCF FD&C Blue 1 E133 Triphenylmethane CI 42090; FDA 2003 Patient Safety Alert Enteral Tube Feeding Methemoglobinemia Deaths; Methemoglobin Formation IV Enteral Parenteral Not Oral Food; EFSA ADI 6 mg/kg/day; Not Southampton Six No Hyperactivity Warning EU; Spirulina Phycocyanin Butterfly Pea Flower Indigo Natural Blue Alternatives; FDA 21 CFR 74.101 Certified Color; Triphenylmethane Aerobic Resistant Ozone Photolysis; Algae EC50 10-50 mg/L Aquatic; IARC Not Evaluated Not Carcinogen REGULATORY · 2020
• IARC Monographs, List of Classifications REGULATORY · 2026
• identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
• where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 19700) PUBCHEM
• Computational Toxicology and Exposure APIs: Data Domains (EPA CCTE) REGULATORY
• CompTox Chemicals Dashboard: Release Notes (EPA) REGULATORY
• PubChem computed properties for CID 19700 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
• where to look EPA ECOTOX Knowledgebase ASCII release ecotox_ascii_09_15_2026 DATABASE
• OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
• Permissible Exposure Limits – OSHA Annotated Table Z-1 REGULATORY
• where to look Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 19700; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
• EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID2020189 (Brilliant Blue FCF (FD&C Blue No. 1)) REFERENCE
• PubChem computed structure descriptors for CID 19700 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026

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