(410 ILCS 620/2.20) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 502.20)
Sec. 2.20.
(1) "Color additive" means a material which-(A) is a dye,
pigment or other substance made by a process of synthesis or similar
artifice, or extracted, isolated, or otherwise derived, with or without
intermediate or final change of identity from a vegetable, animal, mineral
or other source; or (B) when added or applied to a food, drug or cosmetic,
or to the human body or any part thereof is capable (alone or through
reaction with another substance) of imparting color thereto; except that
such term does not include any material which has been or hereafter is
exempted under the Federal Act. (2) "Color" includes black, white and
intermediate grays. (3) Nothing in clause (1) of this Section shall be
construed to apply to any pesticide chemical, soil or plant nutrient, or
other agricultural chemical solely because of its effect in aiding,
retarding or otherwise affecting, directly or indirectly the growth or
other natural physiological process of produce of the soil and thereby
affecting its color, whether before or after harvest.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 959.)
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