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  "summary": "Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol about half as sweet as sugar, used in sugar-free confectionery, chewing gum and baked goods. Like the other polyols it is incompletely absorbed, and foods containing much of it carry a laxative-effect declaration in many jurisdictions.",
  "derivation_summary": "Made by hydrogenating glucose, usually derived from maize or wheat starch. It also occurs naturally in rowan berries and some stone fruit. No animal material is involved.",
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            "ref": "21 CFR 184.1835",
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        },
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          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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            "name": "Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms"
          },
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          "max_level_unit": "GMP",
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          "effective_from": "2023",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 420(i), food category 09.2.4",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
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        },
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          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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            "name": "Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms"
          },
          "max_level": null,
          "max_level_unit": "GMP",
          "conditions": null,
          "effective_from": "2023",
          "citation": {
            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 420(i), food category 09.2.5",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
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        },
        {
          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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            "code": "11.4",
            "name": "Other sugars and syrups (e.g. xylose, maple syrup, sugar toppings)"
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          "max_level": null,
          "max_level_unit": "GMP",
          "conditions": "GSFA notes: 258, 477",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 420(i), food category 11.4",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
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          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T07:54:15.059Z"
        },
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          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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            "system": "codex",
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            "name": "Seasonings and condiments"
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          "max_level_unit": "GMP",
          "conditions": "GSFA notes: 477",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 420(i), food category 12.2.2",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
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          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T07:54:15.059Z"
        }
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      "name": "Glucarine",
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      "name": "Karion",
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      "name": "Sorbex M",
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      "name": "Sorbitol 3% in plastic container",
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      "name": "Sorbitol F",
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