21 CFR § 82.1331 - D&c Red No. 31.

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title: "21 CFR § 82.1331 - D&C Red No. 31."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "82.1331"
section_name: "D&C Red No. 31."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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part_number: "82"
part_name: "LISTING OF CERTIFIED PROVISIONALLY LISTED COLORS AND SPECIFICATIONS"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 371, 379e, 379e note."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 15669, Mar. 22, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
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# 82.1331 D&C Red No. 31.

The color additive D&C Red No. 31 shall conform in identity and specifications to the requirements of § 74.1331(a)(1) and (b) of this chapter. D&C Red No. 31 is restricted to use in externally applied drugs and cosmetics.