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Inert Reassessment Document for D & C Green No. 6

D&C Green No. 6, D&C Red No. 17, D&C Red No. 33, D&C Violet No. 2, and FD&C Yellow No. 6 Aluminum Lake are all currently classified as List 3 inert ingredients. Based upon the reasonable certainty of no harm safety findings, D&C Green No. 6, D&C Red No. 17, D&C Red No. 33, D&C Violet No. 2, and FD&C Yellow No. 6 Aluminum Lake can each be classified as List 4B inert ingredients.

D & C Green No. 6 - CAS No. 128-80-3
D & C Red No. 17 - CAS No. 85-86-9
D & C Red No. 33 - CAS No. 3567-66-6
D & C Violet No. 2 - CAS No. 81-48-1
FD & C Yellow No. 6 Aluminum Lake - CAS No. 15790-07-5

Inert Reassessment Decision Document for D&C Green No. 6, D&C Red No. 17, D&C Red No. 33, D&C Violet No. 2, and FD&C Yellow No. 6 Aluminum Lake (pdf) (1017.91 KB)

Inert Reassessment Document for D & C Green No. 6

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