[Code of Federal Regulations]
 [Title 21, Volume 1]
 [Revised as of April 1, 2002]
 From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
 [CITE: 21CFR73.90]
 
 [Page 350]
 
                         TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
 CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
                                 SERVICES
 
 PART 73--LISTING OF COLOR ADDITIVES EXEMPT FROM CERTIFICATION--Table of Contents
 
                             Subpart A--Foods
 
 Sec. 73.90  <greek-b>-Apo-8'-carotenal.
 
     (a) Identity. (1) The color additive is [beta]-apo-8'-carotenal.
     (2) Color additive mixtures for food use made with [beta]-apo-8'-
 carotenal may contain only diluents that are suitable and that are
 listed in this subpart as safe in color additive mixtures for coloring
 foods.
     (b) Specifications. <greek-b>-Apo-8'-carotenal shall conform to the
 following specifications:
 
 Physical state, solid.
 1 percent solution in chloroform, clear.
 Melting point (decomposition), 136 [deg]C.-140 [deg]C. (corrected).
 Loss of weight on drying, not more than 0.2 percent.
 Residue on ignition, not more than 0.2 percent.
 Lead (as Pb), not more than 10 parts per million.
 Arsenic (as As), not more than 1 part per million.
 Assay (spectrophotometric), 96-101 percent.
 
     (c) Uses and restrictions. The color additive [beta]-apo-8'-
 carotenal may be safely used for coloring foods generally, subject to
 the following restrictions:
     (1) The quantity of <greek-b>-Apo-8'-carotenal does not exceed 15
 milligrams per pound of solid or semisolid food or 15 milligrams per
 pint of liquid food.
     (2) It may not be used to color foods for which standards of
 identity have been promulgated under section 401 of the act unless added
 color is authorized by such standards.
     (d) Labeling. The label of the color additive and any mixtures
 prepared therefrom and intended solely or in part for coloring purposes
 shall conform to the requirements of Sec. 70.25 of this chapter.
     (e) 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 requirements
 of section 721(c) of the act.