---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 74.2255"
title: "21"
number: "74.2255"
heading: "D&C Orange No. 5."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/74.2255"
---

# §74.2255. D&C Orange No. 5.

- (a) **Identity and specifications.** The color additive D&C Orange No. 5 shall conform in identity and specifications to the requirements of § [74.1255 (a)(1)](/cfr/21/74.1255.md?p=a-1) and [(b)](/cfr/21/74.1255.md?p=a-b).
- (b) **Uses and restrictions.** D&C Orange No. 5 may be safely used for coloring mouthwashes and dentifrices that are ingested cosmetics in amounts consistent with current good manufacturing practice. D&C Orange No. 5 may be safely used for coloring lipsticks and other cosmetics intended to be applied to the lips in amounts not exceeding 5.0 percent by weight of the finished cosmetic products. D&C Orange No. 5 may be safely used for coloring externally applied cosmetics in amounts consistent with current good manufacturing practice.
- (c) **Labeling.** The label of the color additive shall conform to the requirements of [§ 70.25](/cfr/21/70.25.md) of this chapter.
- (d) **Certification.** All batches of D&C Orange No. 5 shall be certified in accordance with regulations in [part 80](/cfr/21/part80.md) of this chapter.

## Notes

### Amendments

[47 FR 49635, Nov. 2, 1982, as amended at 49 FR 13342, Apr. 4, 1984]

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 341, 342, 343, 348, 351, 352, 355, 361, 362, 371, 379e.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 15654, Mar. 22, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[47 FR 49635, Nov. 2, 1982, as amended at 49 FR 13342, Apr. 4, 1984]