Color additives
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Pyrogallol and ferrous sulfate color additive petition withdrawn by Research It! (Henderson, Nev.) for use in hair dyes, FDA announces in the Federal Register July 28. The petition originally was filed on behalf of COPA Distributions Dec. 8, 1998 (1"The Rose Sheet" Dec. 14, 1998, In Brief). The Cosmetic Ingredient Review expert panel found pyrogallol "safe as used" as a hair dye ingredient in its final report in 1992; however, the ingredient is prohibited under the European Cosmetics Directive
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Color additive petition
Henderson, Nev.-based Research It! filed a petition on behalf of COPA Distributions Oct. 19 for the use of the combination of pyrogallol and ferrous sulfate as a color additive in hair dyes. The Cosmetic Ingredient Review panel found pyrogallol "safe as used" as a hair dye ingredient in its final report in 1992. However, the ingredient is prohibited under the EC cosmetics directive. FDA published a notice of the petition in the Dec. 8 Federal Register