Listing of Color Additives for Coloring Sutures; [Phthalocyaninato(2-)] Copper
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 1999-04-30 · Effective 1999-06-02 · 64 FR 23185
Document
Document number
99-10917
Federal Register citation
64 FR 23185
CFR reference
21 CFR 74
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
1999-04-30
Effective date
1999-06-02
HHS docket
Docket No. 98C-0041
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of [phthalocyaninato(2-)] copper in coloring nonabsorbable sutures for general and ophthalmic surgery made from a blend of poly(vinylidene fluoride) and poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene). This action responds to a petition filed by Ethicon, Inc.