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 [Code of Federal Regulations]
 [Title 21, Volume 1]
 [Revised as of April 1, 2002]
 From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
 [CITE: 21CFR73.3124]
 
 [Page 389]
 
                         TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
 CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
                                 SERVICES
 
 PART 73--LISTING OF COLOR ADDITIVES EXEMPT FROM CERTIFICATION--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart D--Medical Devices
 
 Sec. 73.3124  Phthalocyanine green.
 
     (a) Identity. The color additive is phthalocyanine green (CAS Reg.
 No. 1328-53-6), Colour Index No. 74260.
     (b) Uses and restrictions. (1) The substance listed in paragraph (a)
 of this section may be used as a color additive in contact lenses in
 amounts not to exceed the minimum reasonably required to accomplish the
 intended coloring effect.
     (2) Authorization for this use shall not be construed as waiving any
 of the requirements of sections 510(k), 515, and 520(g) of the Federal
 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the contact lens in which
 the additive is used.
     (c) Labeling. The label of the color additive shall conform to the
 requirements of Sec. 70.25 of this chapter.
     (d) Exemption from certification. Certification of this color
 additive is not necessary for the protection of the public health, and
 therefore the color additive is exempt from the certification
 requirements of section 721(c) of the act.
 
 [51 FR 11433, Apr. 3, 1986]


Color Additive Regulations
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