21 CFR § 73.2326 - Chromium hydroxide green.

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title: "21 CFR § 73.2326 - Chromium hydroxide green."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "73.2326"
section_name: "Chromium hydroxide green."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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part_number: "73"
part_name: "LISTING OF COLOR ADDITIVES EXEMPT FROM CERTIFICATION"
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regulatory_source: "42 FR 15643, Mar. 22, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
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# 73.2326 Chromium hydroxide green.

(a) *Identity and specifications.* The color additive chromium hydroxide green shall conform in identity and specifications to the requirements of § 73.1326 (a)(1) and (b).

(b) *Uses and restrictions.* Chromium hydroxide green is safe for use in coloring externally applied cosmetics, including those intended for use in the area of the eye, in amounts consistent with good manufacturing practice.

(c) *Labeling.* The color additive and any mixture prepared therefrom intended solely or in part for coloring purposes shall bear, in addition to any information required by law, labeling in accordance with § 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 certification pursuant to section 721(c) of the act.

[42 FR 36452, July 15, 1977]