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  "functional_class": "Colour",
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  "derivation_summary": "Produced by heating food-grade carbohydrates in the presence of sulfite compounds but no ammonium compounds. The four caramel classes differ by which reagents are used, which changes both the colour's behaviour and the specification it must meet.",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150b, food category 03.0",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150b, food category 04.1.2.11",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150b, food category 04.1.2.6",
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          "source": "gsfa",
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          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150b, food category 04.1.2.7",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150b, food category 04.1.2.8",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150b, food category 04.1.2.9",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150b, food category 04.2.2.3",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150b, food category 06.3",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150b, food category 06.6",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 150b, food category 07.1.1.1",
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