[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR73.350]

[Page 354]
 
                        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.  73.350  Mica-based pearlescent pigments.

    (a) Identity. (1) The color additive is formed by depositing 
titanium salts onto mica, followed by heating to produce titanium 
dioxide on mica. Mica used to manufacture the color additive shall 
conform in identity to the requirements of Sec.  73.1496(a)(1).
    (2) Color additive mixtures for food use made with mica-based 
pearlescent pigments may contain only those diluents listed in this 
subpart as safe and suitable for use in color additive mixtures for 
coloring food.
    (b) Specifications. Mica-based pearlescent pigments shall conform to 
the following specifications and shall be free from impurities other 
than those named to the extent that such other impurities may be avoided 
by good manufacturing practice:
    (1) Lead (as Pb), not more than 4 parts per million (ppm).
    (2) Arsenic (as As), not more than 3 ppm.
    (3) Mercury (as Hg), not more than 1 ppm.
    (c) Uses and restrictions. (1) The substance listed in paragraph (a) 
of this section may be safely used as a color additive in amounts up to 
1.25 percent, by weight, in the following foods:
    (i) Cereals.
    (ii) Confections and frostings.
    (iii) Gelatin desserts.
    (iv) Hard and soft candies (including lozenges).
    (v) Nutritional supplement tablets and gelatin capsules.
    (vi) Chewing gum.
    (2) The color additive may not be used to color foods for which 
standards of identity have been issued under section 401 of the act, 
unless the use of the added color is authorized by such standards.
    (d) Labeling. The label of the color additive and of any mixture 
prepared therefrom 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.

[71 FR 31929, June 2, 2006]