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    "generatedAt": "2026-09-11T06:31:18Z",
    "providers": [
      "Claude"
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        "owners"
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    "what_it_is_for": "Flavouring, colouring and preserving food, and in traditional medicine and trade.",
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      "cook with it",
      "store it to keep flavour",
      "label allergens such as celery and mustard",
      "check for adulteration"
    ],
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      "Plant substance used for flavour",
      "Usually dried non-leaf parts",
      "Adulteration is a known problem",
      "Some are major allergens (celery, mustard, sesame)"
    ],
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      "Labels with botanical name and origin",
      "Herbs (leaves) are sometimes distinguished from spices"
    ],
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        "note": "varies widely"
      }
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      "seeds such as cumin and fennel",
      "barks such as cinnamon",
      "roots and rhizomes such as ginger",
      "fruits and pods such as pepper and chilli",
      "blends such as fish spices"
    ],
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        "relation": "is a kind of",
        "target": "condiment",
        "why": "food ingredient"
      },
      {
        "relation": "comes from",
        "target": "useful plant",
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      },
      {
        "relation": "is used in",
        "target": "food",
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      },
      {
        "relation": "is traded in",
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      }
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        "scheme": "ISO spice standard",
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        "note": "names"
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      "ISO 676 spices and condiments nomenclature",
      "EU allergen labelling (celery, mustard, sesame)",
      "Rules on contaminants such as aflatoxins"
    ],
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      "Adulteration with dyes or fillers",
      "Undeclared allergens",
      "Mycotoxin contamination",
      "Overuse of some spices such as nutmeg"
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    "out_of_scope": [],
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      ],
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        "Serve a spice to someone who has declared an allergy to it.",
        "Give doses of spices as remedies without medical advice.",
        "Misrepresent the origin of a spice to charge more."
      ],
      "requires_human": [
        "Recalling a contaminated spice from sale."
      ]
    },
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      "considerations": [
        "Spice adulteration has caused poisoning and fraud on consumers.",
        "Many spices come from smallholders who depend on fair prices."
      ],
      "affected_parties": [
        "People who eat it",
        "Growers and traders"
      ]
    },
    "owners": {
      "steward": "The producer or seller; food safety authorities set the rules for sale.",
      "master_systems": []
    }
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      "title": "Wikidata item Q42527: spice",
      "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42527",
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      "checked_by": "wikidata-api"
    },
    {
      "id": "wikipedia-en",
      "title": "Wikipedia: Spice",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice",
      "url_status": "live",
      "what_it_supports": "general description of the item",
      "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink"
    }
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        "id": "identity",
        "name": "Identity",
        "description": "Which spice.",
        "rationale": "Botanical source matters.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "source",
            "name": "Source",
            "description": "Plant and part.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "source-finding",
                "name": "Source",
                "description": "Plant source.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Which plant and part does it come from?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "What is its botanical name?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "origin",
            "name": "Origin",
            "description": "Where grown.",
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              {
                "id": "origin-finding",
                "name": "Origin",
                "description": "Origin.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Where was it grown?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Is origin labelled?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "use",
        "name": "Use",
        "description": "Cooking.",
        "rationale": "Use shapes flavour.",
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            "description": "Taste profile.",
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              {
                "id": "flavour-finding",
                "name": "Flavour",
                "description": "Flavour profile.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What flavour does it give?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "How much should be used?",
                    "kind": "measurement"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "storage",
            "name": "Storage",
            "description": "Freshness.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "storage-finding",
                "name": "Storage",
                "description": "Storage.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How should it be stored to keep flavour?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "How long does it keep?",
                    "kind": "measurement"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "safety",
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        "rationale": "Safety information protects consumers.",
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          {
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            "name": "Allergens",
            "description": "Declared allergens.",
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              {
                "id": "allergens-finding",
                "name": "Allergens",
                "description": "Allergens.",
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                  {
                    "text": "Is it or does it contain a declared allergen?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Is there cross-contact risk?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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          {
            "id": "contaminants",
            "name": "Contaminants",
            "description": "Mycotoxins and adulterants.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "contaminants-finding",
                "name": "Contaminants",
                "description": "Contamination.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Has it been tested for mycotoxins and adulterants?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Are there recalls?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "trade",
        "name": "Trade",
        "description": "Quality and fairness.",
        "rationale": "Spice trade has quality and ethics issues.",
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            "id": "quality",
            "name": "Quality",
            "description": "Standards.",
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              {
                "id": "quality-finding",
                "name": "Quality",
                "description": "Quality grade.",
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                  {
                    "text": "Which quality standard applies?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "How is purity verified?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "ethics",
            "name": "Ethics",
            "description": "Fair trade.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "ethics-finding",
                "name": "Ethics",
                "description": "Trade ethics.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Are producers paid fairly?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which certification applies?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "openQuestions": [
    "Should individual spices be separate entries?",
    "How should adulteration alerts be linked?",
    "How should herbs and spices be distinguished?"
  ],
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    "layers": 8,
    "findings": 8,
    "questions": 16
  }
}