[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR73.95]

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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 
 
                             Subpart A_Foods
 
Sec.  73.95  [beta]-Carotene.

    (a) Identity. (1) The color additive is [beta]-carotene prepared 
synthetically or obtained from natural sources.
    (2) Color additive mixtures for food use made with [beta]-carotene 
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. [beta]-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 [beta]-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.