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  "legislation": "ukpga/1999/28",
  "legislation_title": "Food Standards Act 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-standards-act-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to establish the Food Standards Agency and make provision as to its functions; to amend the law relating to food safety and other interests of consumers in relation to food; to enable provision to be made in relation to the notification of tests for food-borne diseases; to enable provision to be made in relation to animal feedingstuffs; and for connected purposes.\n[11th November 1999]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Act relevant functions cease to be exercisable (S.) (1.4.2015) by Food (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 1), ss. 32, 63(2) (with s. 62); S.S.I. 2015/99, art. 2"
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