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  "id": "https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/catalase-bovine-liver",
  "slug": "catalase-bovine-liver",
  "name": "Catalase (bovine liver)",
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    "ins_number": null,
    "cas_number": "81457-95-6",
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  },
  "functional_class": null,
  "summary": "Catalase breaks down hydrogen peroxide, and is used where peroxide has been applied to sterilise milk or egg products and must then be removed. This listing is specifically the enzyme from cattle liver.",
  "derivation_summary": "Extracted from bovine liver. A microbial catalase from Micrococcus lysodeikticus is listed separately and is not animal-derived.",
  "regulatory_status": [
    {
      "jurisdiction": "US",
      "jurisdiction_name": "United States",
      "authority": "Food and Drug Administration",
      "status": "permitted",
      "status_label": "Permitted",
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      "provisions": [
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          "max_level_unit": null,
          "conditions": null,
          "effective_from": null,
          "citation": {
            "ref": "21 CFR 184.1034",
            "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-184.1034"
          },
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          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T18:25:51.549Z"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction": "CODEX",
      "jurisdiction_name": "Codex Alimentarius",
      "authority": "Codex Alimentarius Commission / JECFA",
      "status": "not_listed",
      "status_label": "Not listed",
      "note": "Does not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.",
      "provision_count": 0,
      "provisions": []
    }
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      "name": "81457-95-6",
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "hazard_reference_values": [],
  "sources": [
    {
      "key": "ecfr",
      "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",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T18:25:51.549Z"
    }
  ],
  "citation_policy": "Cite as: Food Additive Index, \"Catalase (bovine liver)\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/catalase-bovine-liver. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
  "generated_at": "2026-09-08T00:09:38.474Z"
}