21 CFR § 82.50 - General.

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title: "21 CFR § 82.50 - General."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "82.50"
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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authority: "21 U.S.C. 371, 379e, 379e note."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 15669, Mar. 22, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
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# 82.50 General.

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