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  "long_title": "This Order revokes the Specified Bovine Material Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 and the Heads of Sheep and Goats Order (Northern Ireland) 1996. This Order amends and replaces the provisions of those Orders prohibiting the use of specified bovine material in feedingstuffs and cosmetic, pharmaceutical and medical products. The controls on the use of specified bovine material in food, and the provisions relating to the removal of specified bovine material from cattle and its destruction are contained in the Specified Risk Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997.",
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