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    "inchikey": "BGNXCDMCOKJUMV-UHFFFAOYSA-N",
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  },
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  "summary": "TBHQ, or tertiary butylhydroquinone, is a synthetic antioxidant used in frying oils and fatty snack foods. It is one of the more effective antioxidants for oils held at high temperature.",
  "derivation_summary": "Synthesised from hydroquinone and isobutylene, both petroleum-derived.",
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            "ref": "21 CFR 172.185",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 319, food category 02.1.1",
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          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 319, food category 02.1.2",
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          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 319, food category 02.1.3",
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          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 319, food category 02.2.2",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 319, food category 02.3",
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          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 319, food category 03.0",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 319, food category 05.1.4",
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          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 319, food category 05.2",
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          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 319, food category 05.3",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 319, food category 05.4",
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          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 319, food category 06.4.3",
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          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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          "citation": {
            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 319, food category 07.1.1",
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          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 319, food category 07.1.2",
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          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 319, food category 07.1.3",
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          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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          "max_level": 200,
          "max_level_unit": "mg/kg",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 319, food category 07.1.4",
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          "source": "gsfa",
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          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 319, food category 08.2",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 319, food category 08.3",
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          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 319, food category 12.4",
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          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 319, food category 12.5",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 319, food category 12.6",
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          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 319, food category 15.0",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
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    {
      "name": "2-(1,1-dimethylethyl)benzene-1,4-diol",
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      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "2-(tert-butyl)benzene-1,4-diol",
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      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "2-(tert-butyl)benzene-14-diol",
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      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "2-t-butyl hydroquinone",
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      "name": "2-t-Butyl-1,4-benzenediol",
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      "name": "2-tert-Butyl(1,4",
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      "name": "2-tert-butyl-hydroquinone",
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      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "2-tert-butylbenzene-1,4-diol",
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      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "2-tert-Butylhydroquinone",
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      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "2-tertiary-butylhydroquinone",
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      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "Banox 20BA",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "BRN 0637923",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "Butylhydroquinone, t-",
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      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "Butylhydroquinone, tert-",
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      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "Butylhydroxyanisole O-Desmethyl Impurity",
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      "source": "pubchem"
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      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "Eastman MTBHQ",
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