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Report on the Certification of Color Additives: 4th Quarter, Fiscal Year 2019, July 1 - September 30

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Posted October 2019

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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 BLACK No. 2 25,264.85 149,000.14
D&C GREEN No. 5 8,671.19 19,295.36
D&C GREEN No. 6 661.50 8,107.21
D&C GREEN No. 8 6,574.79 21,550.87
D&C ORANGE No. 4 3,724.00 6,392.00
D&C ORANGE No. 5 0.00 1,168.65
D&C RED No. 6 6,704.28 25,854.12
D&C RED No. 7 31,830.30 86,618.20
D&C RED No. 17 10.00 10.00
D&C RED No. 21 0.00 4,381.00
D&C RED No. 22 0.00 4,654.91
D&C RED No. 27 745.15 3,369.65
D&C RED No. 28 2,269.95 17,186.98
D&C RED No. 30 6,123.12 25,048.32
D&C RED No. 33 1,726.06 60,569.79
D&C RED No. 36 7,430.85 7,430.85
D&C VIOLET No. 2 0.00 5,007.66
D&C YELLOW No. 8 2,873.42 5,794.84
D&C YELLOW No. 10 19,341.16 92,179.48
D&C YELLOW No. 11 3,307.50 10,232.20
TOTAL 127258.12 553852.23

D&C Lakes

Color Additive 4th Quarter (July 1 to September 30) Pounds Recapitulation (October 1 to September 30) Pounds
D&C ORANGE No. 4 LAKE 661.00 661.00
D&C ORANGE No. 5 LAKE 227.07 227.07
D&C RED No. 6 LAKE 25,192.99 153,211.41
D&C RED No. 7 LAKE 50,888.49 346,778.32
D&C RED No. 21 LAKE 1,301.00 25,276.58
D&C RED No. 22 LAKE 2,570.86 31,887.33
D&C RED No. 27 LAKE 26,623.21 145,749.78
D&C RED No. 28 LAKE 23,704.63 89,571.06
D&C RED No. 30 LAKE 7,026.25 28,034.07
D&C RED No. 33 LAKE 1,113.00 23,835.36
D&C RED No. 34 LAKE 0.00 12,523.92
D&C YELLOW No. 6 LAKE 0.00 4,365.11
D&C YELLOW No. 10 LAKE 77,410.37 135,149.36
TOTAL 216718.87 997270.37

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 55.13
D&C GREEN No. 6 REPACK 0.00 300.00
D&C GREEN No. 8 REPACK 903.25 1,702.75
D&C ORANGE No. 4 REPACK 110.25 696.13
D&C ORANGE No. 5 REPACK 0.00 727.55
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 110.25 1,321.25
D&C RED No. 28 REPACK 80.13 1,719.38
D&C RED No. 33 REPACK 771.75 4,449.86
D&C VIOLET No. 2 REPACK 605.13 880.50
D&C YELLOW No. 8 REPACK 0.00 495.38
D&C YELLOW No. 10 REPACK 55.13 1,705.25
D&C YELLOW No. 11 REPACK 0.00 300.00
D&C RED No. 21 LAKE REPACK 0.00 2,643.00
D&C RED No. 27 LAKE REPACK 50.00 132.00
D&C RED No. 30 LAKE REPACK 0.00 2,138.00
D&C RED No. 33 LAKE REPACK 0.00 100.00
D&C YELLOW No. 10 LAKE REPACK 330.00 2,310.00
TOTAL 3015.89 23271.27

FD&C Straights

Color Additive 4th Quarter (July 1 to September 30) Pounds Recapitulation (October 1 to September 30) Pounds
FD&C BLUE No. 1 230,406.80 953,740.18
FD&C BLUE No. 2 50,318.84 273,973.66
FD&C GREEN No. 3 3,306.90 6,569.13
FD&C RED No. 3 65,514.92 266,700.70
FD&C RED No. 40 1,592,934.31 6,034,533.94
FD&C YELLOW No. 5 816,795.40 4,134,222.20
FD&C YELLOW No. 6 887,364.41 4,427,847.57
TOTAL 3646641.58 16097587.38

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 135,991.26 532,343.75
FD&C BLUE No. 2 ALUMINUM LAKE 98,087.64 255,388.89
FD&C RED No. 40 ALUMINUM LAKE 907,820.34 3,011,823.93
FD&C YELLOW No. 5 ALUMINUM LAKE 318,678.43 1,279,766.28
FD&C YELLOW No. 6 ALUMINUM LAKE 369,885.22 1,576,339.67
TOTAL 1830462.89 6655662.52

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 341.63 8,887.12
FD&C BLUE No. 2 REPACK 0.00 220.09
FD&C GREEN No. 3 REPACK 110.13 1,540.60
FD&C RED No. 3 REPACK 440.90 7,276.09
FD&C RED No. 40 REPACK 5,491.11 20,120.24
FD&C YELLOW No. 5 REPACK 4,031.25 27,121.21
FD&C YELLOW No. 6 REPACK 5,049.06 14,726.62
FD&C BLUE No. 1 ALUMINUM LAKE REPACK 90.00 3,769.27
FD&C BLUE No. 2 ALUMINUM LAKE REPACK 0.00 9,339.00
FD&C RED No. 40 ALUMINUM LAKE REPACK 25.00 2,782.33
FD&C YELLOW No. 5 ALUMINUM LAKE REPACK 1,401.32 7,361.52
FD&C YELLOW No. 6 ALUMINUM LAKE REPACK 44.09 253.87
TOTAL 17024.49 103397.96

External Straights

Color Additive 4th Quarter (July 1 to September 30) Pounds Recapitulation (October 1 to September 30) Pounds
FD&C RED No. 4 2,248.81 17,155.47
Ext. D&C VIOLET No. 2 36,027.14 100,333.97
Ext. D&C YELLOW No. 7 0.00 273.37
TOTAL 38275.95 117762.81

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 837.90 3,637.75
Ext. D&C VIOLET No. 2 REPACK 44.10 5,500.40
TOTAL 882 9138.15

Totals

Color Additive 4th Quarter (July 1 to September 30) Pounds Recapitulation (October 1 to September 30) Pounds
D&C Subtotal 346,992.88 1,574,393.87
FD&C Subtotal 5,494,128.96 22,856,647.86
External Subtotal 39157.95 126900.96
TOTAL STRAIGHT AND LAKES CERTIFIED, INCLUDING REPACKS 5880831.04 24559199.44
TOTAL MIXTURES CERTIFIED 0 126
TOTAL CERTIFIED 5880831.04 24559325.44

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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