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Report on the Certification of Color Additives: 4th Quarter, Fiscal Year 2023, July 1-September 30

Posted October 2023

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D&C Straights

Color Additive 4th Quarter (July 1 to September 30) Pounds Recapitulation (October 1 to September 30) Pounds
D&C BLUE No. 6 0.00 264.55
D&C BLACK No. 2 38,271.70 121,965.27
D&C BLACK No. 4 0.00 35.27
D&C GREEN No. 5 1,395.77 15,162.48
D&C GREEN No. 6 643.86 3,895.83
D&C GREEN No. 8 4,961.26 35,075.07
D&C ORANGE No. 4 2,221.50 25,583.91
D&C ORANGE No. 5 275.63 441.01
D&C RED No. 6 17,274.25 53,483.57
D&C RED No. 7 14,794.99 71,901.58
D&C RED No. 17 0.00 3,845.97
D&C RED No. 22 0.00 5,379.74
D&C RED No. 27 762.91 2,783.23
D&C RED No. 28 4,330.15 11,031.26
D&C RED No. 30 5,415.68 23,150.33
D&C RED No. 33 17,806.62 58,806.68
D&C RED No. 34 643.86 5,020.20
D&C RED No. 36 0.00 7,258.70
D&C VIOLET No. 2 0.00 6,025.50
D&C YELLOW No. 8 2,375.92 5,232.92
D&C YELLOW No. 10 5,203.56 72,988.46
D&C YELLOW No. 11 2,015.37 8,404.13
[PHTHALOCYANINATO(2-)] COPPER 0.00 992.25
TOTAL 118393.03 538727.91

D&C Lakes

Color Additive 4th Quarter (July 1 to September 30) Pounds Recapitulation (October 1 to September 30) Pounds
D&C RED No. 6 LAKE 9,784.32 74,098.86
D&C RED No. 7 LAKE 71,839.56 333,707.99
D&C RED No. 21 LAKE 1,367.07 4,972.16
D&C RED No. 22 LAKE 154.32 4,597.40
D&C RED No. 27 LAKE 8,081.12 54,991.23
D&C RED No. 28 LAKE 14,560.42 87,061.62
D&C RED No. 30 LAKE 2,535.60 22,230.29
D&C RED No. 33 LAKE 0.00 7,777.38
D&C RED No. 34 LAKE 643.86 17,434.94
D&C RED No. 36 LAKE 881.84 881.84
D&C YELLOW No. 5 LAKE 0.00 1,267.88
D&C YELLOW No. 10 LAKE 22,604.58 100,005.33
TOTAL 132452.69 709026.92

D&C Repacks

Color Additive 4th Quarter (July 1 to September 30) Pounds Recapitulation (October 1 to September 30) Pounds
D&C GREEN No. 5 REPACK 0.00 1,375.13
D&C GREEN No. 6 REPACK 132.00 200.00
D&C GREEN No. 8 REPACK 2,205.00 7,297.00
D&C ORANGE No. 4 REPACK 6,063.75 8,937.85
D&C RED No. 6 REPACK 0.00 55.00
D&C RED No. 17 REPACK 0.00 396.40
D&C RED No. 22 REPACK 0.00 881.00
D&C RED No. 27 REPACK 0.00 22.00
D&C RED No. 28 REPACK 0.00 270.00
D&C RED No. 30 REPACK 0.00 100.00
D&C RED No. 33 REPACK 4,464.88 8,514.00
D&C VIOLET No. 2 REPACK 0.00 55.13
D&C YELLOW No. 8 REPACK 0.00 385.13
D&C YELLOW No. 10 REPACK 0.00 715.75
D&C RED No. 7 LAKE REPACK 0.00 50.00
D&C RED No. 27 LAKE REPACK 350.00 435.00
D&C RED No. 28 LAKE REPACK 0.00 1,495.00
D&C RED No. 30 LAKE REPACK 0.00 380.00
D&C RED No. 33 LAKE REPACK 0.00 50.00
D&C YELLOW No. 10 LAKE REPACK 0.00 50.00
TOTAL 13215.63 31664.39

FD&C Straights

Color Additive 4th Quarter (July 1 to September 30) Pounds Recapitulation (October 1 to September 30) Pounds
FD&C BLUE No. 1 149,048.32 894,171.86
FD&C BLUE No. 2 44,969.20 259,860.99
FD&C GREEN No. 3 0.00 12,917.77
FD&C RED No. 3 23,674.85 200,495.62
FD&C RED No. 40 1,317,071.16 6,107,701.92
FD&C YELLOW No. 5 1,120,226.99 4,332,368.73
FD&C YELLOW No. 6 1,122,442.13 4,846,985.74
TOTAL 3777432.65 16654502.63

FD&C Lakes

Color Additive 4th Quarter (July 1 to September 30) Pounds Recapitulation (October 1 to September 30) Pounds
FD&C BLUE No. 1 ALUMINUM LAKE 172,475.45 644,245.41
FD&C BLUE No. 2 ALUMINUM LAKE 51,482.16 266,924.16
FD&C RED No. 40 ALUMINUM LAKE 912,185.84 3,642,268.83
FD&C YELLOW No. 5 ALUMINUM LAKE 381,684.48 1,359,488.23
FD&C YELLOW No. 6 ALUMINUM LAKE 274,339.31 1,577,209.50
TOTAL 1792167.24 7490136.13

FD&C Repacks

Color Additive 4th Quarter (July 1 to September 30) Pounds Recapitulation (October 1 to September 30) Pounds
FD&C BLUE No. 1 REPACK 1,884.89 17,683.14
FD&C BLUE No. 2 REPACK 44.09 88.18
FD&C GREEN No. 3 REPACK 1,102.50 2,038.00
FD&C RED No. 3 REPACK 0.00 1,233.62
FD&C RED No. 40 REPACK 5,313.07 16,765.59
FD&C YELLOW No. 5 REPACK 33,180.08 111,154.52
FD&C YELLOW No. 6 REPACK 11,067.64 40,003.47
FD&C BLUE No. 1 ALUMINUM LAKE REPACK 200.00 1,011.36
FD&C BLUE No. 2 ALUMINUM LAKE REPACK 3,828.00 9,372.00
FD&C RED No. 40 ALUMINUM LAKE REPACK 350.00 597.50
FD&C YELLOW No. 5 ALUMINUM LAKE REPACK 88.18 886.36
FD&C YELLOW No. 6 ALUMINUM LAKE REPACK 0.00 3,869.54
TOTAL 57058.45 204703.28

External Straights

Color Additive 4th Quarter (July 1 to September 30) Pounds Recapitulation (October 1 to September 30) Pounds
FD&C RED No. 4 4,765.21 27,993.98
Ext. D&C VIOLET No. 2 23,370.55 60,549.39
Ext. D&C YELLOW No. 7 0.00 352.76
TOTAL 28135.76 88896.13

External Repacks

Color Additive 4th Quarter (July 1 to September 30) Pounds Recapitulation (October 1 to September 30) Pounds
FD&C RED No. 4 REPACK 970.20 4,698.45
Ext. D&C VIOLET No. 2 REPACK 9,480.50 16,104.80
TOTAL 10450.7 20803.25

Totals

Color Additive 4th Quarter (July 1 to September 30) Pounds Recapitulation (July 1 to September 30) Pounds
D&C Subtotal 264,061.35 1,279,419.22
FD&C Subtotal 5,626,658.34 24,349,342.04
External Subtotal 38586.46 109699.38
TOTAL STRAIGHT AND LAKES CERTIFIED, INCLUDING REPACKS 5929306.15 25738460.64
TOTAL MIXTURES CERTIFIED 0 906.88
TOTAL CERTIFIED 5929306.15 25739367.52
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