---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 73.90"
title: "21"
number: "73.90"
heading: "β-Apo-8′-carotenal."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/73.90"
---

# §73.90. β-Apo-8′-carotenal.

- (a) **Identity.**
  - (1) **The color additive is β-apo-8′-carotenal.**
  - (2) Color additive mixtures for food use made with β-apo-8′-carotenal may contain only diluents that are suitable and that are listed in this subpart as safe in color additive mixtures for coloring foods.
- (b) **Specifications.** β-Apo-8′-carotenal shall conform to the following specifications:
- (c) **Uses and restrictions.** The color additive β-apo-8′-carotenal may be safely used for coloring foods generally, subject to the following restrictions:
  - (1) The quantity of β-apo-8′-carotenal does not exceed 15 milligrams per pound of solid or semisolid food or 15 milligrams per pint of liquid food.
  - (2) It may not be used to color foods for which standards of identity have been promulgated under [section 401](/cfr/21/401.md) of the act unless added color is authorized by such standards.
- (d) **Labeling.** The label of the color additive and any mixtures prepared therefrom and intended solely or in part for coloring purposes shall conform to the requirements of [§ 70.25](/cfr/21/70.25.md) of this chapter.
- (e) **Exemption from certification.** Certification of this color additive is not necessary for the protection of the public health and therefore batches thereof are exempt from the certification requirements of [section 721(c)](/cfr/21/721.md?p=c) of the act.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 341, 342, 343, 348, 351, 352, 355, 361, 362, 371, 379e.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 15643, Mar. 22, 1977, unless otherwise noted.