# Listing of Color Additives Subject to Certification; D&C Black No. 4
> **Food and Drug Administration** · Final rule. · Published 2018-06-07 · Effective 2018-07-10 · 83 FR 26356
## Document
- **Document number:** 2018-12218
- **Category:** fda-food
- **Sub-agency:** Food and Drug Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 83 FR 26356
- **CFR reference:** 21 CFR 74
- **Publication date:** 2018-06-07
- **Effective date:** 2018-07-10
- **HHS docket:** Docket No. FDA-2017-C-0935
## Abstract

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of D&C Black No. 4 for coloring ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) non- absorbable sutures for use in general surgery. This action is in response to a color additive petition (CAP) submitted by DSM Biomedical.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/06/07/2018-12218/listing-of-color-additives-subject-to-certification-dandc-black-no-4)
---
*AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*