The undermentioned Food Colors are permitted to use for Food, Confectionery and Toy by Sanitation Law in Japan. (Except these Food Colors, any other Food Colors cannot be used for the applications.)
F0177, F0178, F0179 are used for coloring not only of Food and Drink, but also of powdered Internal Medicines diluted with Bulking Agents.
(Kind of Medicine) (Food Color) (Coloring Concentration)
Poisonous Medicine Food Blue No.1 Aluminum Lake 0.002%
Drastic Medicine Food Red No.3 Aluminum Lake 0.001%
General Medicine Food Yellow No.4 Aluminum lake 0.005%