---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 74.1706"
title: "21"
number: "74.1706"
heading: "FD&C Yellow No. 6."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/74.1706"
---

# §74.1706. FD&C Yellow No. 6.

- (a) **Identity and specifications.**
  - (1) **The color additive FD&C Yellow No.** 6 shall conform in identity and specifications to the requirements of § [74.706(a)(1)](/cfr/21/74.706.md?p=a-1) and [(b)](/cfr/21/74.706.md?p=a-b).
  - (2) **Color additive mixtures for drug use made with FD&C Yellow No.** 6 may contain only those diluents that are suitable and that are listed in [part 73](/cfr/21/part73.md) of this chapter as safe for use in color additive mixtures for coloring drugs.
- (b) **Uses and restrictions.** FD&C Yellow No. 6 may be safely used for coloring drugs generally in amounts consistent with current good manufacturing practice.
- (c) **Labeling requirements.**
  - (1) The label of the color additive and any mixtures intended solely or in part for coloring purposes prepared therefrom shall conform to the requirements of [§ 70.25](/cfr/21/70.25.md) of this chapter.
  - (2) [Reserved]
- (d) **Certification.** All batches of FD&C Yellow No. 6 shall be certified in accordance with regulations in [part 80](/cfr/21/part80.md) of this chapter.

## Notes

### Amendments

[51 FR 41782, Nov. 19, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 21508, June 8, 1987; 53 FR 49138, Dec. 6, 1988]

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 42 FR 15654, Mar. 22, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[51 FR 41782, Nov. 19, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 21508, June 8, 1987; 53 FR 49138, Dec. 6, 1988]