Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Reactive Blue 246 and Reactive Blue 247 Copolymers; Confirmation of Effective Date
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 2013-06-25 · Effective 2013-05-02 · 78 FR 37962
Document
Document number
2013-15111
Federal Register citation
78 FR 37962
CFR reference
21 CFR 73
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; confirmation of effective date.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
2013-06-25
Effective date
2013-05-02
HHS docket
Docket Nos. FDA-2011-C-0344 and FDA-2011-C-0463
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is confirming the effective date of May 2, 2013, for the final rule that published in the Federal Register of April 1, 2013 (78 FR 19413), and that amended the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of additional copolymers of 1,4-bis[4-(2-methacryloxyethyl)phenylamino]anthraquinone (C.I. Reactive Blue 246) and copolymers of 1,4-bis[(2- hydroxyethyl)amino]-9,10-anthracenedione bis(2-methyl-2-propenoic)ester (C.I. Reactive Blue 247) as color additives in contact lenses.