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This proposed rule would streamline and clarify the regulations for color additive lakes (insoluble pigments prepared by chemically reacting water-soluble dyes with water-insoluble substances).  This proposed rule would consolidate 40 current regulatory provisions into three provisions, and would permanently list certain color additive lakes as suitable and safe for use in foods, drugs, and cosmetics.  The proposed rule also would prescribe conditions for the preparation of these lakes, permitting the use of more than one dye in the preparation of a lake.  The proposed rule would take advantage of and support advances in innovations for the chemical analysis of lakes as part of the current FDA certification procedures, where our chemists analyze a sample of each color additive batch to ensure it meets the requirements for composition and purity stated in the regulations.  The proposed rule would further clarify product labeling requirements for these color additives, thereby removing a source of potential confusion for product manufacturers.