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Report on the Certification of Color Additives: 3rd Quarter, Fiscal Year 2019, April 1 - June 30

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Posted July 2019

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D&C Straights

Color Additive 3rd Quarter (April 1 to June 30) Pounds Recapitulation (October 1 to June 30) Pounds
D&C BLACK No. 2 17,346.20 123,735.29
D&C GREEN No. 5 959.18 10,624.17
D&C GREEN No. 6 0.00 7,445.71
D&C GREEN No. 8 4,732.21 14,976.08
D&C ORANGE No. 4 0.00 2,668.00
D&C ORANGE No. 5 0.00 1,168.65
D&C RED No. 6 10,563.14 19,149.84
D&C RED No. 7 19,909.86 54,787.90
D&C RED No. 21 2,723.75 4,381.00
D&C RED No. 22 3,993.41 4,654.91
D&C RED No. 27 1,124.50 2,624.50
D&C RED No. 28 1,792.50 14,917.03
D&C RED No. 30 4,532.95 18,925.20
D&C RED No. 33 3,055.25 58,843.73
D&C VIOLET No. 2 4,271.19 5,007.66
D&C YELLOW No. 8 1,863.21 2,921.42
D&C YELLOW No. 10 21,146.14 72,838.32
D&C YELLOW No. 11 0.00 6,924.70
TOTAL 98013.49 426594.11

D&C Lakes

Color Additive 3rd Quarter (April 1 to June 30) Pounds Recapitulation (October 1 to June 30) Pounds
D&C RED No. 6 LAKE 30,973.34 128,018.42
D&C RED No. 7 LAKE 74,933.05 295,889.83
D&C RED No. 21 LAKE 4,400.00 23,975.58
D&C RED No. 22 LAKE 25,957.82 29,316.47
D&C RED No. 27 LAKE 34,430.83 119,126.57
D&C RED No. 28 LAKE 3,959.51 65,866.43
D&C RED No. 30 LAKE 2,715.06 21,007.82
D&C RED No. 33 LAKE 7,055.93 22,722.36
D&C RED No. 34 LAKE 1,411.07 12,523.92
D&C YELLOW No. 6 LAKE 0.00 4,365.11
D&C YELLOW No. 10 LAKE 8,153.90 57,738.99
TOTAL 193990.51 780551.5

D&C Repacks

Color Additive 3rd Quarter (April 1 to June 30) Pounds Recapitulation (October 1 to June 30) Pounds
D&C GREEN No. 5 REPACK 0.00 55.13
D&C GREEN No. 6 REPACK 0.00 300.00
D&C GREEN No. 8 REPACK 473.88 799.50
D&C ORANGE No. 4 REPACK 255.13 585.88
D&C ORANGE No. 5 REPACK 330.69 727.55
D&C RED NO. 7 REPACK 0.00 1,100.99
D&C RED No. 17 REPACK 0.00 44.10
D&C RED No. 21 REPACK 0.00 450.00
D&C RED No. 27 REPACK 11.00 1,211.00
D&C RED No. 28 REPACK 121.25 1,639.25
D&C RED No. 33 REPACK 2,080.00 3,678.11
D&C VIOLET No. 2 REPACK 165.13 275.38
D&C YELLOW No. 8 REPACK 0.00 495.38
D&C YELLOW No. 10 REPACK 1,595.00 1,650.13
D&C YELLOW No. 11 REPACK 300.00 300.00
D&C RED No. 21 LAKE REPACK 0.00 2,643.00
D&C RED No. 27 LAKE REPACK 21.00 82.00
D&C RED No. 30 LAKE REPACK 0.00 2,138.00
D&C RED No. 33 LAKE REPACK 100.00 100.00
D&C YELLOW No. 10 LAKE REPACK 0.00 1,980.00
TOTAL 5453.08 20255.4

FD&C Straights

Color Additive 3rd Quarter (April 1 to June 30) Pounds Recapitulation (October 1 to June 30) Pounds
FD&C BLUE No. 1 245,907.95 723,333.38
FD&C BLUE No. 2 92,603.71 223,654.82
FD&C GREEN No. 3 0.00 3,262.23
FD&C RED No. 3 71,048.63 201,185.78
FD&C RED No. 40 1,649,576.67 4,441,599.63
FD&C YELLOW No. 5 1,275,860.38 3,317,426.80
FD&C YELLOW No. 6 1,114,498.54 3,540,483.16
TOTAL 4449495.88 12450945.8

FD&C Lakes

Color Additive 3rd Quarter (April 1 to June 30) Pounds Recapitulation (October 1 to June 30) Pounds
FD&C BLUE No. 1 ALUMINUM LAKE 147,165.96 396,352.49
FD&C BLUE No. 2 ALUMINUM LAKE 22,567.47 157,301.25
FD&C RED No. 40 ALUMINUM LAKE 1,107,021.59 2,104,003.59
FD&C YELLOW No. 5 ALUMINUM LAKE 379,354.12 961,087.85
FD&C YELLOW No. 6 ALUMINUM LAKE 361,139.46 1,206,454.45
TOTAL 2017248.6 4825199.63

FD&C Repacks

Color Additive 3rd Quarter (April 1 to June 30) Pounds Recapitulation (October 1 to June 30) Pounds
FD&C BLUE No. 1 REPACK 3,651.50 8,545.50
FD&C BLUE No. 2 REPACK 44.09 220.09
FD&C GREEN No. 3 REPACK 0.00 1,430.48
FD&C RED No. 3 REPACK 3,748.39 6,835.19
FD&C RED No. 40 REPACK 5,441.24 14,629.13
FD&C YELLOW No. 5 REPACK 7,924.18 23,089.96
FD&C YELLOW No. 6 REPACK 6,194.18 9,677.57
FD&C BLUE No. 1 ALUMINUM LAKE REPACK 3,365.00 3,679.27
FD&C BLUE No. 2 ALUMINUM LAKE REPACK 4,026.00 9,339.00
FD&C RED No. 40 ALUMINUM LAKE REPACK 2,376.79 2,757.33
FD&C YELLOW No. 5 ALUMINUM LAKE REPACK 10.00 5,960.21
FD&C YELLOW No. 6 ALUMINUM LAKE REPACK 54.09 209.78
TOTAL 36835.46 86373.51

External Straights

Color Additive 3rd Quarter (April 1 to June 30) Pounds Recapitulation (October 1 to June 30) Pounds
FD&C RED No. 4 1,914.00 14,906.66
Ext. D&C VIOLET No. 2 19,585.12 64,306.83
Ext. D&C YELLOW No. 7 273.37 273.37
TOTAL 21772.49 79486.86

External Repacks

Color Additive 3rd Quarter (April 1 to June 30) Pounds Recapitulation (October 1 to June 30) Pounds
FD&C RED No. 4 REPACK 528.20 2,799.85
Ext. D&C VIOLET No. 2 REPACK 0.00 5,456.30
TOTAL 528.2 8256.15

Totals

Color Additive 3rd Quarter (April 1 to June 30) Pounds Recapitulation (April 1 to June 30) Pounds
D&C Subtotal 297,457.08 1,227,401.01
FD&C Subtotal 6,503,579.94 17,362,518.94
External Subtotal 22300.69 87743.01
TOTAL STRAIGHT AND LAKES CERTIFIED, INCLUDING REPACKS 6823381.71 18678368.46
TOTAL MIXTURES CERTIFIED 0 126
TOTAL CERTIFIED 6823381.71 18678494.46

Color Certification is a Congressionally mandated program for FDA enforcement of specifications by batch certification of the certifiable color additives that are added to foods, drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices in the United States.

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