title: Listing of color additives for coloring sutures; [phthalocyaninato(2-)] copper.  Food and Drug Administration, HHS.  Final rule.
abstract: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of [phthalocyaninato(2-)] copper in coloring nonabsorbable sutures for general and ophthalmic surgery made from a blend of poly(vinylidene fluoride) and poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene).  This action responds to a petition filed by Ethicon, Inc.
mesh_terms: D003116:Color; D018795:Device Approval; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011145:Polyvinyls; D013537:Sutures; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011145:Polyvinyls