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  "summary": "Sodium phosphates are among the most widely used additives in processed food, acting as acidity regulators, emulsifying salts, raising agents and moisture binders. They are in processed cheese, cured meats, baked goods and cola drinks.",
  "derivation_summary": "Made by neutralising phosphoric acid, itself produced from mined phosphate rock, with sodium. No animal or plant material is involved unless the specific salt is bone-derived, which is listed separately.",
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            "ref": "21 CFR 182.1778",
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            "ref": "21 CFR 182.6778",
            "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-182.6778"
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          "citation": {
            "ref": "21 CFR 182.8778",
            "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-182.8778"
          },
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        }
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      "jurisdiction": "CODEX",
      "jurisdiction_name": "Codex Alimentarius",
      "authority": "Codex Alimentarius Commission / JECFA",
      "status": "not_listed",
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      "note": "Does not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.",
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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, \"Sodium phosphate\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/sodium-phosphate. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
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