21 CFR § 73.2085 - Caramel.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s73.2085"
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title: "21 CFR § 73.2085 - Caramel."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "73.2085"
section_name: "Caramel."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "73"
part_name: "LISTING OF COLOR ADDITIVES EXEMPT FROM CERTIFICATION"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 321, 341, 342, 343, 348, 351, 352, 355, 361, 362, 371, 379e."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 15643, Mar. 22, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
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# 73.2085 Caramel.

(a) *Identity and specifications.* The color additive caramel shall conform in identity and specifications to the requirements of § 73.85(a)(1), (2), and (3) and (b).

(b) *Uses and restrictions.* Caramel is safe for use in coloring cosmetics generally, including cosmetics applied to the area of the eye, in amounts consistent with good manufacturing practice.

(c) *Labeling requirements.* The label of the color additive and any mixtures intended solely or in part for coloring purposes prepared therefrom shall conform to the requirements of § 70.25 of this chapter.

(d) *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 requirement of section 721(c) of the act.

[46 FR 38501, July 28, 1981]