UNSPSC 12171504: Food or drug or cosmetic safe FDC dyes

UNSPSC 12171504 Food or drug or cosmetic safe FDC dyes is a Commodity code covering colorants and pigments certified for use in food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic products under FDA regulations. State and local governments procure these materials primarily for public health departments, correctional facilities, educational institutions, and state laboratory operations that require FDC-compliant dyes for testing, formulation, quality assurance, or regulatory compliance work. The code encompasses approved synthetic and natural colorants meeting Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act standards, typically in bulk or laboratory quantities.

The source provided contains no recent state or local contract opportunities tagged to this code. Without posted solicitations, issuing-body concentration, geographic spread, and representative procurement activity cannot be characterized. This absence of recent activity may reflect the specialized and narrow use case for FDC-certified dyes in state and local operations, or the possibility that relevant procurements are tagged to higher-tier Family or Class codes rather than this specific Commodity code.