§ 111275 Unsafe Color Additives

• •If a color is added to a drug or medical device just to make it look nice, it must be safe.
• •If the color is not safe, the drug or device is considered spoiled or bad.
• •The law checks if the color is safe based on another rule (Section 111240).

A company makes a bright red cough syrup for kids.

If the red color used in the syrup is not safe to eat, the syrup is considered bad and cannot be sold.