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  "summary": "Trichloroethylene is a listed extraction solvent for decaffeinated coffee and spice oleoresins. It was largely abandoned by the coffee industry decades ago in favour of other methods.",
  "derivation_summary": "Produced by chlorinating hydrocarbons. Residue limits apply to any food processed with it.",
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      "name": "Crawhaspol",
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      "name": "Densinfluat",
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      "name": "Ethene, trichloro-",
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      "name": "Ethinyl trichloride",
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      "name": "Ethylene trichloride",
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      "name": "Fleck-flip",
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      "name": "Flock flip",
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      "name": "Fluate",
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      "name": "Germalgene",
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      "name": "Lanadin",
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      "name": "Lethurin",
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      "name": "Narcogen",
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      "name": "Narkosoid",
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      "name": "Nialk",
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      "name": "Perm-A-chlor",
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      "name": "Petzinol",
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      "name": "Philex",
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      "name": "Threthylen",
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      "name": "Threthylene",
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    {
      "name": "Trethylene",
      "type": "common",
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    {
      "name": "Tri-Clene",
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    {
      "name": "Tri-plus",
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      "name": "Tri-plus M",
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      "name": "Trial",
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      "name": "Triasol",
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      "name": "Trichlooretheen",
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      "name": "Trichloraethen",
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    {
      "name": "Trichloran",
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      "name": "Trichloren",
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    {
      "name": "Trichlorethylene",
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      "name": "Trichloroethene",
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      "name": "TRICHLOROETHYLENE",
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      "name": "triciene",
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      "name": "Tricloretene",
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    {
      "name": "Tricloroetilene",
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    {
      "name": "Trielene",
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      "name": "Trielina",
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      "name": "Trieline",
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    {
      "name": "Triklone N",
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    {
      "name": "Trilen",
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    {
      "name": "Trilene",
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    {
      "name": "Trimar",
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    {
      "name": "Vestrol",
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      "name": "Vitran",
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      "name": "Westrosol",
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      "name": "Trichloroethylene",
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  "sources": [
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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",
      "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-31/title-21.xml",
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  "citation_policy": "Cite as: Food Additive Index, \"Trichloroethylene\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/trichloroethylene. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
  "generated_at": "2026-09-08T00:09:38.754Z"
}