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  "name": "Adjuvants for pesticide use dilutions",
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  "summary": "This listing covers the substances mixed with pesticides to help them spread and stick, where residues may remain on the crop. They are regulated as food additives for that reason rather than because they are added to food.",
  "derivation_summary": "A varied group of surfactants, oils and carriers formulated into agricultural sprays.",
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      "jurisdiction_name": "United States",
      "authority": "Food and Drug Administration",
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            "ref": "21 CFR 172.710",
            "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-172.710"
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        }
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    {
      "jurisdiction": "CODEX",
      "jurisdiction_name": "Codex Alimentarius",
      "authority": "Codex Alimentarius Commission / JECFA",
      "status": "not_listed",
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      "note": "Does not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.",
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    {
      "name": "Adjuvants for pesticide use dilutions",
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      "name": "Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21",
      "publisher": "U.S. Government Publishing Office / National Archives",
      "licence": "Public domain",
      "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-31/title-21.xml",
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    }
  ],
  "citation_policy": "Cite as: Food Additive Index, \"Adjuvants for pesticide use dilutions\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/adjuvants-for-pesticide-use-dilutions. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
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}