[Estimated production by the official inspection of coal-tar dyes (including dye aluminum lakes) in fiscal year 1999].
There were 260 official inspections of coal-tar dyes and their lakes in fiscal year 1999, and 259 of the lots qualified, one of the 8 samples of Food Blue No. 1 aluminum lakes was rejected. The quantity of coal-tar dyes that passed inspection in Japan in fiscal year 1999 reached 151.9 tons. Coal-tar dye production is estimated by month and by manufacturer. The food coal-tar dye produced in the largest quantity was Food Yellow No. 4, accounting for 44.2% during this period.
Tsuji
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S
tsuji@nihs.go.jp
Okada
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M
Amakura
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Y
Tonogai
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Y
D002617:Chemical Industry; D003033:Coal Tar; D005505:Food Coloring Agents; D005513:Food Inspection; D007564:Japan; D013997:Time Factors
D005505:Food Coloring Agents; D003033:Coal Tar