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  "summary": "Kelp is a large brown seaweed used as a food, a flavouring and a source of iodine.",
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          "max_level_unit": null,
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            "ref": "21 CFR 172.365",
            "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-172.365"
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      "name": "CCRIS 7595",
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      "name": "Hestazol",
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      "name": "Hismanal",
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      "name": "Histamen",
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      "name": "Metodih",
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