---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 74.2340"
title: "21"
number: "74.2340"
heading: "FD&C Red No. 40."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/74.2340"
---

# §74.2340. FD&C Red No. 40.

- (a) **Identity and specifications.**
  - (1) **The color additive FD&C Red No.** 40 shall conform in identity and specifications to the requirements of § [74.340(a)(1)](/cfr/21/74.340.md?p=a-1) and [(b)](/cfr/21/74.340.md?p=a-b) of this chapter.
  - (2) The listing of this color additive includes lakes prepared as described in §§ [82.51](/cfr/21/82.51.md) and [82.1051](/cfr/21/82.1051.md) of this chapter, except that the color additive used is FD&C Red No. 40 and the resultant lakes meet the specification and labeling requirements prescribed by [§ 82.51](/cfr/21/82.51.md) or [§ 82.1051](/cfr/21/82.1051.md) of this chapter.
- (b) **Uses and restrictions.** FD&C Red No. 40 may be safely used in coloring cosmetics generally, except that only FD&C Red No. 40 and FD&C Red No. 40 Aluminum Lake may be safely used in coloring cosmetics intended for use in the area of the eye. These uses are subject to the following restrictions:
  - (1) The color additive may be used in amounts consistent with current good manufacturing practice.
  - (2) The color additive shall not be exposed to oxidizing or reducing agents that may affect the integrity of the color additives or any other condition that may affect their integrity.
- (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 FD&C Red No. 40 shall be certified in accordance with regulations in [part 80](/cfr/21/part80.md) of this chapter.

## Notes

### Amendments

[42 FR 15654, Mar. 22, 1977, as amended at 59 FR 7636, Feb. 16, 1994]

### 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

[42 FR 15654, Mar. 22, 1977, as amended at 59 FR 7636, Feb. 16, 1994]