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[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: 21CFR73.2725]

[Page 378]
 
                        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 C Cosmetics
 
Sec.  73.2725  Ultramarines.

    (a) Identity. The color additives, ultramarines (blue, green, pink, 
red, and violet) are pigments obtained by calcining at temperatures 
above 700 [deg]C. a mixture of kaolin, sulfur, sodium carbonate, 
silicious matter, sodium sulfate, and carbonaceous matter, but not 
necessarily all these substances, to produce a single color. The 
ultramarines are complex sodium aluminum sulfosilicates having a typical 
formula Na(AlSiO)S with proportions of each element varying with each 
color.
    (b) Specifications. The ultramarines 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.

Lead (as Pb), not more than 20 parts per million.
Arsenic (as As), not more than 3 parts per million.
Mercury (as Hg), not more than 1 part per million.

    (c) Uses and restrictions. The ultramarine pigments may be safely 
used for coloring externally applied cosmetics, including cosmetics 
intended for use in the area of the eye, in amounts consistent with good 
manufacturing practice.
    (d) Labeling requirements. The color additives and any mixtures 
prepared therefrom intended solely or in part for coloring purposes 
shall bear, in addition to any other information required by law, 
labeling in accordance with 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 certification pursuant to 
section 721(c) of the act.




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