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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/533",
  "legislation_title": "The Preservatives in Food Regulations 1989",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Principle",
  "text": "After distillation in an acid medium and extraction by cyclohexane, the extract is subjected to thin layer chromatography on silica gel. The chromatogram is developed and the biphenyl is eluted and determined spectrophotometrically at 248 nm.",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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