First Certified Color Regulations, requested by manufacturers and users, list seven colors found suitable for use in foods

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In 1907, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued Food Inspection Decision (F.I.D.) 76, which contained a list of seven straight colors approved for use in food.

Subsequent F.I.D.’s in the early part of the century established a voluntary certification program and listed new colors.

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Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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