Listing of Color Additives for Coloring Sutures; [Phthalocyaninato(2-)] Copper; Confirmation of Effective Date
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 1999-07-22 · Effective 1999-06-02 · 64 FR 39414
Document
Document number
99-18693
Federal Register citation
64 FR 39414
CFR reference
21 CFR 74
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; confirmation of effective date.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
1999-07-22
Effective date
1999-06-02
HHS docket
Docket No. 98C-0041
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is confirming the effective date of June 2, 1999, for the final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of April 30, 1999 (64 FR 23185), and amended the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of [phthalocyaninato(2-)] copper in coloring nonabsorbable sutures for general and opthalmic surgery made from a blend of poly(vinylidene fluoride) and poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene).