[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: 21CFR80.21]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 80--COLOR ADDITIVE CERTIFICATION--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart B--Certification Procedures
 
Sec. 80.21  Request for certification.


    A request for certification of a batch of color additive shall:
    (a) Be addressed to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
    (b) Be prepared in the manner set forth in paragraph (j) of this 
section.
    (c) Be submitted in duplicate.
    (d) Be signed by a responsible officer of the person requesting 
certification of the batch. In the case of a foreign manufacturer, the 
request for certification must be signed by a responsible officer of 
such firm, and, by his agent who resides in the United States.
    (e) Show the name and post office address of the actual manufacturer 
in case such manufacturer is not the person requesting certification of 
the batch.

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    (f) Be accompanied by the fee prescribed in Sec. 80.10 unless the 
person has established with the Food and Drug Administration an advanced 
deposit to be used for prepayment of such fees. In no case shall the 
Commissioner consider a request for certification of a batch of color 
additive if the fee accompanying such request is less than that required 
by Sec. 80.10 or if such fee exceeds the amount held in the advance 
deposit account of the manufacturer submitting such request for 
certification.
    (g) Be accompanied by the sample prescribed in Sec. 80.22 consisting 
of:
    (1) Four ounces in the case of straight colors and lakes.
    (2) Two ounces in the case of repacks and mixtures.

A sample accompanying a request for certification must be submitted 
under separate cover and should be addressed to the Color Certification 
Branch.
    (h) The name of a color additive shall be given in the following 
manner:
    (1) The name of a straight color shall be the name of the color as 
listed in parts 74 and 81 of this chapter.
    (2) The name of a lake shall be the name derived in the manner 
described in part 82 of this chapter.
    (3) The name of a mixture shall be the name given to such mixture by 
the person requesting certification.
    (4) The name of a repack shall be the name described in paragraph 
(h)(1), (2), or (3) of this section, whichever is applicable.
    (i) The information and samples enumerated in paragraphs (a) to (h), 
inclusive, of this section are the minimum required. Additional 
information and samples shall be submitted at the request of the Food 
and Drug Administration when such additional information and samples are 
necessary to determine compliance with the requirements of Sec. 80.31 
for the issuance of a certificate.
    (j) The form for submission of the application shall be one of the 
following, depending upon whether the color additive is a straight 
color, a lake, a repack of a previously certified color additive, or a 
color additive mixture.
    (1) Request for certification of a batch of straight color additive.

                                                           Date ________
Office of Cosmetics and Colors (HFS-100),
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition,
Food and Drug Administration,
200 C St., SW.,
Washington, DC 20204
    In accordance with the regulations promulgated under the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, we hereby make application for the 
certification of a batch of straight color additive.

Name of color___________________________________________________________
                                           (As listed in 21 CFR part 74)

Batch number____________________________________________________________
                                                 (Manufacturer's number)

Batch weighs ____ pounds
Batch manufactured by ____________ at __________________(Name and 
address of actual manufacturer)

How stored pending certification________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
(State conditions of storage, with kind and size of containers, 
          location, etc.)
Certification requested of this color for use in________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
    (State proposed uses)

Required fee, $__ __ (drawn to the order of Food and Drug 
Administration).
    The accompanying sample was taken after the batch was mixed in 
accordance with 21 CFR 80.22 and is accurately representative thereof.

                                           (Signed) ____________________
                                                 By ____________________
                                                    ____________________
                                                             (Title)    

    (2) Request for certification of a batch of color additive lake.

                                                           Date ________

Office of Cosmetics and Colors (HFS-100),
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition,
Food and Drug Administration,
200 C St. SW.,
Washington, DC 20204
    In accordance with the regulations promulgated under the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, we hereby make application for the 
certification of a batch of color additive lake.

Name of color___________________________________________________________
Batch number____________________________________________________________
                                                 (Manufacturer's number)

Batch weighs ____ pounds

Name of color used______________________________________________________

Quantity ____ pounds


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Lot number______________________________________________________________
                                         (When certification of the lake
                                        for use in foods is requested)  
Precipitant used________________________________________________________
Substratum used_________________________________________________________

Quantity ____ pounds
Batch manufactured by __________ at ______________ (Name and address of 
actual manufacturer)

How stored pending certification________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
(State conditions of storage, with kind and size of containers, 
          location, etc.)
Certification requested of this color for use in________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
    (State proposed uses)

Required fee, $____ (drawn to the order of Food and Drug 
Administration).
    The accompanying sample was taken after the batch was mixed in 
accordance with 21 CFR 80.22 and is accurately representative thereof.

                                           (Signed) ____________________
                                                 By ____________________
                                                    ____________________
                                                             (Title)    

    (3) Request for certification of a repack of a batch of certified 
color additive.

                                                         Date __________

Office of Cosmetics and Colors (HFS-100),
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition,
Food and Drug Administration,
200 C St. SW.,
Washington, DC 20204
    In accordance with the regulations promulgated under the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, we hereby make application for the 
certification of a batch of color additive repack.

Name of color___________________________________________________________
(As listed in regulations and as certified; or repacker's name, if a 
          mixture)
Original lot number_____________________________________________________
Certified color content_________________________________________________
This color obtained from________________________________________________
Batch number____________________________________________________________

Batch weighs ____ pounds

How stored pending certification________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
(State conditions of storage, with kind and size of containers, 
          location, etc.)
Certification requested for use in______________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
    (State proposed uses)

Required fee, $____ (drawn to the order of Food and Drug 
Administration).
    The accompanying sample was taken after the batch was mixed in 
accordance with 21 CFR 80.22 and is accurately representative thereof.

                                             (Signed) __________________
                                                 By ____________________
                                                    ____________________
                                                             (Title)    

    (4) Request for certification of a batch of color additive mixture.

                                                         Date __________

Office of Cosmetics and Colors (HFS-100),
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition,
Food and Drug Administration,
200 C St. SW.,
Washington, DC 20204
    In accordance with the regulations promulgated under the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, we hereby make application for the 
certification of a batch of color additive mixture.

Name of mixture_________________________________________________________
                                             (Manufacturer's trade name)
Batch number____________________________________________________________
                                                 (Manufacturer's number)

Weight of batch ____ pounds
Volume of batch ____ (If liquid) gallons

Batch manufactured by___________________________________________________

Constituents of the mixture:
1. Color(s). (List separately each color and each lot number.)

Name of color
as certified          Lot number
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Quantity used
(in pounds)        Obtained from
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
2. List of diluents. (List separately each diluent.)

                             Name of diluent

_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________

                              Quantity used

                                                             By volume  
                                      By weight            (if liquid)  
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Batch mixed as follows__________________________________________________
                                                    (Describe in detail)
How stored pending certification________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
(State conditions of storage, with kind and size of containers, 
          location, etc.)
Certification requested for use in______________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________

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    (State proposed uses)

Required fee, $____ (drawn to the order of Food and Drug 
Administration).
    The accompanying sample was taken after the batch was mixed in 
accordance with 21 CFR 80.22 and is accurately representative thereof.

                                           (Signed) ____________________
                                                   By __________________
                                                    ____________________
                                                             (Title)    


[42 FR 15662, Mar. 22, 1977; 44 FR 17658, Mar. 23, 1979; 44 FR 22053, 
Apr. 13, 1979, as amended at 54 FR 24890, June 12, 1989; 61 FR 14479, 
Apr. 2, 1996]