21 CFR Part 70: Color Additives
Part 70 of title 21 runs to 13 sections across 3 subparts, and sits in subchapter A, General. Every section is reproduced in full and is current to 2026-09-10.
- Sections
- 13
- Subparts
- 3
- Words of regulation
- 4,783
- Current to
- 2026-09-10
Subpart A: General Provisions
Subpart B: Packaging and Labeling
Subpart C: Safety Evaluation
- 70.40 Safety factors to be considered1
- 70.42 Criteria for evaluating the safety of color additives3
- 70.45 Allocation of color additives1
- 70.50 Application of the cancer clause of section 721 of the act3
- 70.51 Advisory committee on the applicability of the anticancer clause1
- 70.55 Request for scientific studies1
Read 21 CFR part 70 at the eCFR · All of 21 CFR for food safety
Questions
- What does 21 CFR part 70 cover?
- 21 CFR part 70 is Color Additives. It runs to 13 sections across 3 subparts and sits in subchapter A of chapter I, General.
Every section of part 70 is a clause somebody has to produce evidence for at their next audit. Krolda maps supplier documents to the clause they satisfy in FSSC 22000, IFS Food and 21 CFR 117, and routes the corrective action when the evidence is missing.
Early accessRecall records come from the openFDA food enforcement API, published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the public domain. Krolda adds the hazard classification and the clause mapping; neither is an FDA determination. Always check the FDA notice before acting on a recall.