Color Additives for Specific Product Categories

Color Additives and Cosmetics

• Color Additives and Cosmetics April 20, 2007
• Color Additives Permitted for Use in Cosmetics
• Eye Products
• FDA Alerts Consumers About Adverse Events Associated with Permanent Makeup July 2, 2004
• Hair Dye Products
• Heading Off Hair Care Disasters: Use Caution With Relaxers and Dyes January - February 2001
• Lead Acetate Used in Hair Dye Products January 9, 2002
• Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Labeling: Cochineal Extract and Carmine Declaration: Final Rule January 5, 2009
• Listing of Color Additives Subject to Certification; D&C Black No. 2: Final Rule July 28, 2004
• Novelty Makeup September 25, 2001
• Requests Regarding the Harmonization of Ingredient Nomenclature
• Sunless Tanning and Bronzers October 20, 2006
• Tanning Pills October 18, 2000
• Tattoos and Permanent Makeup November 29, 2000
• Temporary Tattoos and Henna/Mehndi April 18, 2001
• Warning Letters Cite Cosmetics as Adulterated Due to Violative Use of the Color Additive Canthaxanthin January 4, 2005
• Untitled Letter Citing Regulatory Status of Mica-Based Pearlescent Pigments When Used in Cosmetics February 5, 2007

Color Additives and Foods

• EAFUS: A Food Additive Database
• Food Color Facts January 1993
• Imported Foods - Food and Color Additives Compliance Program November 13, 2006
• Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Labeling: Cochineal Extract and Carmine Declaration: Final Rule January 5, 2009
• Toxicological Principles for the Safety of Food Ingredients (Redbook 2000) July 7, 2000
• Guidance for Industry Summary Table of Recommended Toxicological Testing for Additives Used in Food June 2, 2006

Color Additives and Medical Devices

• Color Additives for Medical Devices
• Guidance for Industry: Preparing a Color Additive Petition for Submission to the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition for Color Additives Used in or on Contact Lenses May 2006
• FDA Issues Advisory about Discoloration and Deaths in Patients Receiving Enteral Feedings Tinted with Blue No. 1 September 29, 2003
• Medical Glove Guidance Manual Draft Guidance: Color and Flavor Additives July 30, 1999
• Color Additive Petitions (p. 11-19 of PMA Manual) (available in PDF*)

Color Additives and Drugs

• Declaration of presence of FD&C Yellow No. 5 and/or FD&C Yellow No. 6 in certain drugs for human use (21 CFR 201.20)

*PDF Readers are available for free from the Adobe Acrobat web site.