21 CFR § 82.2050 - General.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s82.2050"
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title: "21 CFR § 82.2050 - General."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "82.2050"
section_name: "General."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "82"
part_name: "LISTING OF CERTIFIED PROVISIONALLY LISTED COLORS AND SPECIFICATIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 371, 379e, 379e note."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 15669, Mar. 22, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "82"
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# 82.2050 General.

A batch of a straight color listed in this subpart may be certified, in accordance with the provisions of this part, for use in externally applied drugs and cosmetics, if such batch conforms to the requirements of § 82.5 and to the specifications set forth in this subpart for such color.