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Color Additives Listed for Use in Medical Devices (from the Code of Federal Regulations)
	Color Additives for Medical Devices
	PMA Special Considerations
	Preparing a Color Additive Petition for Submission to the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition for Color Additives Used in or on Contact Lenses
	Color Additive Petitions (PDF Only)
	FDA Public Health Advisory: Subject: Reports of Blue Discoloration and Death in Patients Receiving Enteral Feedings Tinted With The Dye, FD&C Blue No. 1

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      11/15/2017
                  
                   
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