[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: 21CFR73.500]
 
 [Page 360]
 
                         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. 73.500  Saffron.
 
     (a) Identity. (1) The color additive saffron is the dried stigma of
 Crocus sativus L. The definition of saffron in this paragraph is for the
 purpose of identity as a color additive only, and shall not be construed
 as setting forth an official standard for saffron under section 401 of
 the act.
     (2) Color additive mixtures made with saffron may contain as
 diluents only those substances listed in this subpart as safe and
 suitable in color additive mixtures for coloring foods.
     (b) Uses and restrictions. Saffron may be safely used for the
 coloring of foods generally, in amounts consistent with good
 manufacturing practice, except that it may not be used to color foods
 for which standards of identity have been promulgated under section 401
 of the act, unless the use of added color is authorized by such
 standards.
     (c) Labeling. The color additive and any mixtures intended solely or
 in part for coloring purposes prepared therefrom shall bear, in addition
 to the other information required by the act, labeling in accordance
 with the provisions 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 batches thereof are exempt from the certification requirements
 of section 721(c) of the act.