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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plastic-materials-and-articles-in-contact-with-food-england-regulations-2006/schedule-6/part-2/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/1401",
  "legislation_title": "The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plastic-materials-and-articles-in-contact-with-food-england-regulations-2006",
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  "number": "4",
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  "text": "The fatty food simulants referred to in the Table are —\n(a) corn oil with standardised specifications;\n(b) sunflower oil, the characteristics of which are —\n(i) Iodine value (Wijs) = 120 to 145\n(ii) Refractive index at 20°C = 1.474 to 1.476\n(iii) Saponification number = 188 to 193\n(iv) Relative density at 20°C = 0.918 to 0.925\n(v) Unsaponifiable matter = 0.5% to 1.5%.\n(c) a synthetic mixture of triglycerides the composition of which is as set out in the following tables:\nFatty acid distribution\nNo of C-atoms in fatty acid residue\n6\n8\n10\n12\n14\n16\n18\nOthers\nGLC area (%)\n~1\n6-9\n8-11\n45-52\n12-15\n8-10\n8-12\n1\nPurity\nContent of monoglycerides (enzymatically)\n≤0.2%\nContent of diglycerides (enzymatically)\n≤2.0%\nUnsaponifiable matter\n≤0.2%\nIodine value\n(Wijs)\n≤0.1%\nAcid value\n<0.1%\nWater content (K Fischer)\n≤0.1%\nMelting point\n28 ± 2°C\nTypical absorption spectrum (thickness of layer: d = 1 cm; Reference: water at 35°C)\nWavelength (nm)\n290\n310\n330\n350\n370\n390\n430\n470\n510\nTransmittance (%)\n~2\n~15\n~37\n~64\n~80\n~88\n~95\n~97\n~98\nAt least 10% light transmittance at 310 nm (cell of 1 cm, reference: water at 35°C)",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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