[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: 21CFR74.2052]
[Page 412]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES
PART 74 LISTING OF COLOR ADDITIVES SUBJECT TO CERTIFICATION--Table of Contents
Subpart C Cosmetics
Sec. 74.2052 D&C Black No. 2.
(a) Identity. The color additive D&C Black No. 2 is a high-purity
carbon black prepared by the oil furnace process. It is manufactured by
the combustion of aromatic petroleum oil feedstock and consists
essentially of pure carbon, formed as aggregated fine particles with a
surface area range of 200 to 260 meters (m)\2\/gram.
(b) Specifications. D&C Black No. 2 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) Surface area by nitrogen BET (Brunauer, Emmett, Teller) method,
200 to 260 m\2\/gram.
(2) Weight loss on heating at 950 [deg]C for 7 minutes (predried for
1 hour at 125 [deg]C), not more than 2 percent.
(3) Ash content, not more than 0.15 percent.
(4) Arsenic (total), not more than 3 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg)
(3 parts per million).
(5) Lead (total), not more than 10 mg/kg (10 parts per million).
(6) Mercury (total), not more than 1 mg/kg (1 part per million).
(7) Total sulfur, not more than 0.65 percent.
(8) Total PAHs, not more than 0.5 mg/kg (500 parts per billion).
(9) Benzo[a]pyrene, not more than 0.005 mg/kg (5 parts per billion).
(10) Dibenz[a,h]anthracene, not more than 0.005 mg/kg (5 parts per
billion).
(11) Total color (as carbon), not less than 95 percent.
(c) Uses and restrictions. D&C Black No. 2 may be safely used for
coloring the following cosmetics in amounts consistent with current good
manufacturing practice: Eyeliner, brush-on-brow, eye shadow, mascara,
lipstick, blushers and rouge, makeup and foundation, and nail enamel.
(d) Labeling. The label of the color additive shall conform to the
requirements of Sec. 70.25 of this chapter.
(e) Certification. All batches of D&C Black No. 2 shall be certified
in accordance with regulations in part 80 of this chapter.
[69 FR 44930, July 28, 2004, as amended at 72 FR 10357, Mar. 8, 2007]
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