To investigate the illegal use of red 2G in sausage product and provide scientific basis for hazard analysis. Methods Stratified sampling was used to collect 156 sausage samples from supermarket, country fair and boutique in Wuhan urban area. The content of red 2G was determined by high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC), Chromatographic column for Eclipse XDB-C₁₈(4.6 mm×250 mm, 5μm)column by using methyl alcohol and ammonium acetate(0.02 mol/L)as mobile phase with a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min at 35 ℃.The detector at 530 nm with a injection volume of 10 μl. Results Red 2G were detected in 23 sausage products and the contamination ratio was 14.74%. In positive samples, it ranged from 0.20 to 5.21 mg/kg. Conclusion The illegal use of red 2G in sausage was serious and we should bring it into the routine food safety monitoring project.