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  "slug": "ethylene-dichloride",
  "name": "Ethylene dichloride",
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  "summary": "Ethylene dichloride is a listed extraction solvent for spice oleoresins.",
  "derivation_summary": "Produced by reacting ethylene with chlorine. It is chiefly an industrial intermediate for PVC; the food use is narrow.",
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            "ref": "21 CFR 173.230",
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      "name": "1,2-Ethylene dichloride",
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      "name": "1,2-Ethylidene dichloride",
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    {
      "name": "Aethylenchlorid",
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      "name": "Aethylendichlorid",
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      "name": "alpha,beta-Dichloroethane",
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      "name": "Bichlorure D'ethylene",
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      "name": "Borer sol",
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      "name": "Brocide",
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      "name": "CCRIS 225",
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      "name": "Chlorure D'ethylene",
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      "name": "ClCH2CH2Cl",
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    {
      "name": "Cloruro di ethene",
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      "name": "DCE",
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      "name": "Destruxol borer-sol",
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    {
      "name": "Di-chlor-mulsion",
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      "name": "Dichlor-Mulsion",
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      "name": "Dichloremulsion",
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      "name": "dichloro ethylene",
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      "name": "Dichloro-1,2-ethane",
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    {
      "name": "Dichloroethylene",
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    {
      "name": "Dichlorure d'ethylene",
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      "name": "Dutch liquid",
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      "name": "EDC (halocarbon)",
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    {
      "name": "ENT 1,656",
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    {
      "name": "EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 042003",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Ethane dichloride",
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    },
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      "name": "Ethane, 1,2-dichloro-",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Ethyleendichloride",
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      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "ethylendichloride",
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    {
      "name": "Ethylene chloride",
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    {
      "name": "Ethylene dichloride",
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    },
    {
      "name": "ethylenechloride",
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    },
    {
      "name": "ethylenedichloride",
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    {
      "name": "Freon 150",
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      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Glycol dichloride",
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      "name": "HCC 150",
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    {
      "name": "HSDB 65",
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    },
    {
      "name": "RCRA waste no. U077",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Rcra waste number U077",
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    },
    {
      "name": "RY Dichloro-1,2-ethane",
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    },
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      "name": "s-Dichloroethane",
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    },
    {
      "name": "sym-Dichloroethane",
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    },
    {
      "name": "1,2-dichloroethane",
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      "name": "Ethylene dichloride",
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      "key": "ecfr",
      "name": "Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21",
      "publisher": "U.S. Government Publishing Office / National Archives",
      "licence": "Public domain",
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  "citation_policy": "Cite as: Food Additive Index, \"Ethylene dichloride\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/ethylene-dichloride. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
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}