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COAL-TAR COLORS USED IN FOOD PRODUCTS. 



poses, were examined in order to establish the permitted list of 7 

 colors. These recommendations cover the following lists: 



1. W. Ernst's list. 



2. Muttelet's interpretation of the French law. 



3. Second International White Cross Congress list. 



4. Beythien and Hempel's list. 



5. An American manufacturer's list. 



6. Behal'slist. 



ERNST. 



W. Ernst (Fdrber Zeitung 1908, vol. 19, p. 381; abst. (Them. Ztg. 

 " Reportorium" 1909, p. 89) recommends for use in foods the following 

 38 titles of coal-tar colors. The Green Table numbers appear in 

 parentheses after each title where corresponding numbers could be 

 ascertained; the italicized numbers are those of the permitted list 

 of Food Inspection Decision No. 76. 



1. Auramin (425, 426). 



2. Naphthol Yellow S (4). 



3. Quinolin Yellow (666, 667). 



4. Tartrazin (94). 



5. Acid Yellow (8, 88, 95, 4). 



6. Spirit Yellow (Amidoazobenzol) (7). 



7. Curcumin S (399). 



8. Eosin (512, 514, 515, 517, 521). 



9. Erythrosin (516, 517). 



10. Fluorescein (510). 



11. Orange II (86). 



12. Crocein Orange (13). 



13. Basic Oranges (?). 



14. Fast Red (63, 65, 102, 103, 105, 107, 



144). 



15. Amara Red (?). 



16. Naphthol Red (?). 



17. Azo red (62). 



18. Bordeaux (65, 107, 157, 170, 171, 198, 



244). 



19. Victoria Rubin (?). 



20. Ponceau (13, 15, 44, 55, 56, 57, 108, 



114, 146, 147, 148, 150, 160, 163, 169, 

 448). 



21 



Rhodamin (496, 497, 498, 502, 504, 



505). 



Acid Magenta (462). 

 Safranin (583, 584, 585). 

 The Croceins (13, 104, 106, 145, 151, 



160, 164, 169). 

 Acid Green (434, 435). 



26. Brilliant Fulling Green (?). 



27. Malachite Green (427, 428). 



28. Brilliant Green (428). 



29. Water Blue (480). 



30. Patent Blue (440, 442). 



31. Brilliant Fulling Blue (?). 



32. Domingo Blue B extra (?). 



33. Methyl Violet (451, 454). 



34. Acid Violet (464, 465, 467, 468, 470, 



471, 472, 474, 507). 



35. Bismarck Brown (197, 201). 



36. Acid Brown (133, 138). 



37. Nigrosin (600,602). 



38. Several Acid Blacks (184 and ?). 



Of these 38 titles only 11 refer to a single entry each in the Green 

 Tables (namely 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 17, 22, 28, 29); 7 titles can not 

 be definitely connected with any entry in the Green Tables (titles 13 

 15, 16, 19, 26, 31, 32); one title is broader than the corresponding 

 color in the Green Tables (title 38) and the remaining 19 titles each 

 and all refer to more than one entry in the Green Tables. 



