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Color Additives Amendments

United States [1960]

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    In the United States the Color Additives Amendments were passed in 1960. Among the colors that have been “delisted,” or disallowed, in the United States are FD&C Orange No. 1; FD&C Red No. 32; FD&C Yellows No. 1, 2, 3, and 4; FD&C Violet No. 1; and FD&C Reds No.…

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