[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR73.90]

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                        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. 73.90  -Apo-8'-carotenal.

    (a) Identity. (1) The color additive is -apo-8'-carotenal.
    (2) Color additive mixtures for food use made with -apo-8'-
carotenal may contain only diluents that are suitable and that are 
listed in this subpart as safe in color additive mixtures for coloring 
foods.
    (b) Specifications. -Apo-8'-carotenal shall conform to the 
following specifications:

Physical state, solid.
1 percent solution in chloroform, clear.
Melting point (decomposition), 136  deg.C.-140  deg.C. (corrected).
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 1 part per million.
Assay (spectrophotometric), 96-101 percent.

    (c) Uses and restrictions. The color additive -apo-8'-
carotenal may be safely used for coloring foods generally, subject to 
the following restrictions:
    (1) The quantity of -apo-8'-carotenal does not exceed 15 
milligrams per pound of solid or semisolid food or 15 milligrams per 
pint of liquid food.
    (2) It may not be used to color 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.