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  "id": "https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/catalase-derived-from-micrococcus-lysodeikticus",
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  "name": "Catalase derived from Micrococcus lysodeikticus",
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  "summary": "This is the microbial catalase, used to destroy residual hydrogen peroxide after it has been used to sterilise milk or egg products. Unlike the bovine liver form it involves no animal.",
  "derivation_summary": "Produced by fermenting the bacterium Micrococcus lysodeikticus.",
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            "ref": "21 CFR 173.135",
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        }
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    {
      "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.",
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      "provisions": []
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      "name": "Catalase derived from Micrococcus lysodeikticus",
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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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    }
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  "citation_policy": "Cite as: Food Additive Index, \"Catalase derived from Micrococcus lysodeikticus\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/catalase-derived-from-micrococcus-lysodeikticus. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
  "generated_at": "2026-09-08T00:09:38.474Z"
}