---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 74.2304"
title: "21"
number: "74.2304"
heading: "FD&C Red No. 4."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/74.2304"
---

# §74.2304. FD&C Red No. 4.

- (a) **Identity and specifications.** The color additive FD&C Red No. 4 shall conform in identity and specifications to the requirements of § [74.1304(a)(1)](/cfr/21/74.1304.md?p=a-1) and [(b)](/cfr/21/74.1304.md?p=a-b).
- (b) **Uses and restrictions.** FD&C Red No. 4 may be safely used for coloring externally applied cosmetics in amounts consistent with good manufacturing practice.
- (c) **Labeling.** The label of the color additive shall conform to the requirements of [§ 70.25](/cfr/21/70.25.md) of this chapter.
- (d) **Certification.** All batches of FD&C Red No. 4 shall be certified in accordance with regulations in [part 80](/cfr/21/part80.md) of this chapter.

## Notes

### 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.