21 CFR Part 82: Listing of Certified Provisionally Listed Colors and Specifications
Part 82 of title 21 runs to 39 sections across 4 subparts, and sits in subchapter A, General. Every section is reproduced in full and is current to 2026-09-10.

- Sections
- 39
- Subparts
- 4
- Words of regulation
- 2,536
- Current to
- 2026-09-10
Subpart A: General Provisions
Subpart B: Foods, Drugs, and Cosmetics
Subpart C: Drugs and Cosmetics
- 82.1050 General1
- 82.1051 Lakes (D&C)6
- 82.1104 D&C Blue No. 41
- 82.1205 D&C Green No. 51
- 82.1206 D&C Green No. 61
- 82.1254 D&C Orange No. 41
- 82.1255 D&C Orange No. 52
- 82.1260 D&C Orange No. 101
- 82.1261 D&C Orange No. 111
- 82.1306 D&C Red No. 62
- 82.1307 D&C Red No. 72
- 82.1317 D&C Red No. 171
- 82.1321 D&C Red No. 211
- 82.1322 D&C Red No. 221
- 82.1327 D&C Red No. 271
- 82.1328 D&C Red No. 281
- 82.1330 D&C Red No. 301
- 82.1331 D&C Red No. 311
- 82.1333 D&C Red No. 332
- 82.1334 D&C Red No. 341
- 82.1336 D&C Red No. 362
- 82.1602 D&C Violet No. 21
- 82.1707 D&C Yellow No. 71
- 82.1708 D&C Yellow No. 81
- 82.1710 D&C Yellow No. 101
Subpart D: Externally Applied Drugs and Cosmetics
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Questions
- What does 21 CFR part 82 cover?
- 21 CFR part 82 is Listing of Certified Provisionally Listed Colors and Specifications. It runs to 39 sections across 4 subparts and sits in subchapter A of chapter I, General.
Every section of part 82 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.