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    PrintFDA scientists conduct a variety of activities to ensure the safety of color additives listed for use in FDA-regulated products. These activities include:

Analyzing samples of color additives sent to FDA for batch certification, to determine whether they meet the specifications required in the regulations that list permitted color additives
	Developing and updating analytical methods used for color additive certification
	Developing analytical methods to identify and quantify potentially harmful ingredients and impurities in color additives
	Developing analytical methods to identify and quantify color additives in FDA-regulated products
	Providing scientific and technical support within FDA on color additives
	Providing guidance to regulated industry and others on color additives
	Evaluating chemistry data in petitions for new color additives and new uses for currently permitted color additivesTo find scientific publications by FDA scientists on the topic of color additives, visit "Scientific Publications by FDA Staff" and enter "color additives" in the search field.

The following are Web-based seminars produced by FDA in cooperation with the National Science Teachers Association:

The Chemistry of Color Additives
	Tattoos and Permanent Makeup: Marketplace and ChemistryRelated Resources

Food Ingredients, Packaging & Labeling
	Consumer Update: How Safe Are Color Additives?
	Questions & Answers on Caramel Coloring and 4-MEI
	Guidance for Industry on Color Additives
	More Science & Research at FDA

                                                                                  Content current as of:
      02/15/2022
                  
                   
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