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  "legislation": "nisr/1996/50",
  "legislation_title": "Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996",
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  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Notes",
  "text": "Formulae and weaning foods for infants and young children may contain E 414 acacia gum (gum arabic) and E 551 silicon dioxide resulting from the addition of nutrient preparations containing not more than 10 g/kg of each of these substances, as well as E 421 mannitol when used as a carrier for vitamin B 12 (not less than 1 part vitamin B 12 to 1000 parts mannitol).",
  "extent": "N.I.",
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