[Estimated production by the official inspection of coal-tar dyes (including dye aluminum lakes) in 1992].
The number of official inspection of coal-tar dyes and their lakes from April in 1992 till March in 1993 were 711 in total. The quantity which passed inspection amounted to 201 ton in Japan. The production of color in each month was summarised in Table 1, and by each producing company in Table 2. The food coal-tar dye produced in the largest quantity was Food Yellow No. 4, occupying 40.7% during this period.
Shibata
T
T
Kimura
M
M
Umemoto
M
M
Tsuji
S
S
Ito
Y
Y
D002617:Chemical Industry; D003033:Coal Tar / Q000032:analysis*; D005504:Food Analysis; D005505:Food Coloring Agents / Q000032:analysis*; D006077:Government Agencies; D007564:Japan
D005505:Food Coloring Agents; D003033:Coal Tar