LAC 49:I.273. MisbrandingDyes and Colors [Formerly 49:2.0360]

A. Only harmless animal or vegetable dyes and such coal-tar colors as have been certified by the Federal Food and Drug Administration under authority of Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938 and defined under coal-tar color regulations as published in Federal Security Agency, Service and Regulatory Announcements FDC 3, issued September, 1940, or as amended from time to time, shall be used in, offered for sale for use in, or distributed for use in or on foods, or their containers where the container is of a style or type so that the color or dye may come in direct contact with the contained food.