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Color Additives

                        
                FD&C Red No. 3


                Color Additive Inventories
          Color Additive Laws, Regulations, and Guidance
          Color Additive Petitions
          Color Additive Science and Research
          Color Additives in Specific Products
          Color Certification
          Compliance & Enforcement of Color Additives
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    PrintUnder the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Chapter VII, section 721), color additives, except for coal tar hair dyes, are subject to FDA approval before they may be used in food, drugs, or cosmetics, or in medical devices that come in contact with the bodies of people or animals for a significant period of time. The following resources are related to the use of color additives in FDA-regulated products.

Color Additive Inventories

Summary of Color Additives Listed for Use in the United States in Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, and Medical Devices
	More Color Additive InventoriesColor Additives in Specific Products

Color Additive Petitions

Preparing a Color Additive Petition for Color Additives Used in or on Contact Lenses
	More Resources on Color Additive PetitionsColor Certification

Quarterly Reports on the Certification of Color Additives
	Companies Requesting Color Certification Within the Last Two Years
	More Resources on Color CertificationCompliance & Enforcement

Color Additives Status List
	Warning & Untitled Letters
	More Resources on Compliance & EnforcementLaws, Regulations, and Guidance

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                                                                                  Content current as of:
      09/18/2020
                  
                   
Regulated Product(s)
		 Cosmetics
			  			     			  			     Food & Beverages
			     			  						              
			
			
			
			
			
						  Food & Color AdditivesColor Additives                
                          

                        FD&C Red No. 3


                        Color Additive Inventories
          Color Additive Laws, Regulations, and Guidance
          Color Additive Petitions
          Color Additive Science and Research
          Color Additives in Specific Products
          Color Certification
          Compliance & Enforcement of Color Additives
          Color Additives History
 
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