part_subject: "LISTING OF COLOR ADDITIVES SUBJECT TO CERTIFICATION"
subpart_code: "C"
subpart_subject: "Cosmetics"
section_number: "74.2602a"
section_subject: "Ext. D&C Violet No. 2."
cfr_reference: "21 CFR 74.2602a"
title_name: "Title 21"
title_subject: "Food and Drugs"
parts_covered: "Parts 1 to 99"
revised_date: "Revised as of April 1, 2019"
publication_date: "As of April 1, 2019"
contains_description: "Containing a codification of documents of general applicability and future effect"
publication_info: "Published by the Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration as a Special Edition of the Federal Register"
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(a)Identity. The color additive Ext. D&C Violet No. 2 is principally the monosodium salt of 2-[(9,10-dihydro-4-hydroxy -9,10-dioxo-1-anthracenyl) amino]-5-methyl-benzenesulfonic acid.
(b)Specifications. Ext. D&C Violet No. 2 shall conform to the following specifications and shall be free from impurities, other than those named, to the extent that such other impurities may be avoided by good manufacturing practice:
(c)Uses and restrictions. The color additive Ext. D&C Violet No. 2 may be safely used for coloring externally applied cosmetics in amounts consistent with good manufacturing practice.
(d)Labeling. The label of the color additive shall conform to the requirements of § 70.25 of this chapter.
(e)Certification. All batches of Ext. D&C Violet No. 2 shall be certified in accordance with regulations in part 80 of this chapter.