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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: 21CFR73.95]
 
 [Page 350-351]
 
                         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 A--Foods
 
 Sec. 73.95  <greek-b>-Carotene
 
     (a) Identity. (1) The color additive is <greek-b>-carotene prepared
 synthetically or obtained from natural sources.
     (2) Color additive mixtures for food use made with <greek-b>-carotene
 may contain only diluents that are suitable and that are listed in this
 subpart as safe in
 
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 color additive mixtures for coloring foods.
     (b) Specifications. <greek-b>-carotene shall conform to the following
 specifications:
 
 Physical state, solid.
 1 percent solution in chloroform, clear.
 Loss of weight on drying, not more than 0.2 percent.
 Residue on ignition, not more than 0.2 percent.
 Lead (as Pb), not more than 10 parts per million.
 Arsenic (as As), not more than 3 parts per million.
 Assay (spectrophotometric), 96-101 percent.
 
     (c) Uses and restrictions. The color additive <greek-b>-carotene may be
 safely used for coloring foods generally, in amounts consistent with
 good manufacturing practice, except that it may not be used to color
 those foods for which standards of identity have been promulgated under
 section 401 of the act unless added color is authorized by such
 standards.
     (d) Labeling. The label of the color additive and any mixtures
 prepared therefrom and intended solely or in part for coloring purposes
 shall conform to the requirements of Sec. 70.25 of this chapter.
     (e) Exemption from certification. Certification of this color
 additive is not necessary for the protection of the public health and
 therefore batches thereof are exempt from the certification requirements
 of section 721(c) of the act.


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