regulation of the head of indonesian national agency for drug and food control no. 37 of 2013 concerning maximum limit of coloring agent as food additive this regulation specified the maximum level requirement of coloring agent as food additive in processed food. the names of food additives allowed to be used as coloring agent are a. natural color 1. kurkumin ci. no. 75300 curcumin 2. riboflavin riboflavins 3. karmin dan ekstrak cochineal ci. no. 75470 carmines and cochineal 4. extract 5. klorofil ci. no. 75810 chlorophyll 6. klorofil dan klorofilin tembaga kompleks ci. no. 75810 chlorophylls and chlorophyllins copper complexes 7. karamel i caramel i plain 8. karamel iii amonia proses caramel iii ammonia process 9. karamel iv amonia sulfit proses caramel iv-sulphite ammonia process 10. karbon tanaman ci. 77266 vegetable carbon 11. beta-karoten sayuran ci. no. 75130 carotenes beta vegetable 12. ekstrak anato ci. no. 75120 berbasis bixin annatto extracts bixin based 13. karotenoid carotenoids 14. merah bit beet red 15. antosianin anthocyanins and 16. titanium dioksida ci. no. 77891 titanium dioxide b. synthetic color 1. tartrazin ci. no. 19140 tartrazine 2. kuning kuinolin ci. no. 47005 quinoline yellow 3. kuning fcf ci. no. 15985 sunset yellow fcf 4. karmoisin ci. no. 14720 azorubine carmoisine 5. ponceau 4r ci. no. 16255 ponceau 4r cochineal red a 6. eritrosin ci. no. 45430 erythrosine 7. merah allura ci. no. 16035 allura red ac 8. indigotin ci. no. 73015 indigotine indigo carmine 9. biru berlian fcf ci no. 42090 brilliant blue fcf 10. hijau fcf ci. no. 42053 fastgreen fcf and 11. coklat ht ci. no. 20285 brown ht the maximum level requirement of coloring agent in each food categories is listed in annex 1 as integral part of this regulation. the content of coloring agent in processed food must be proved by a certificate of analysis. the type and use of color retention agent other than listed in annex 1 should only be used after obtaining approval from the head of nadfc. the color retention agent and processed food contain coloring agent which has a marketing approval must adjust with this regulation no later than one year from the date of enactment. the color retention agent and processed food contain coloring agent which submitted before the prevailing of this regulation will be processed based on regulation of minister of health no. 722 menkes per ix 1988 on food additive as amended by regulation of minister of health no. 1168 menkes per x 1999. the validity period of this marketing approval will be one year