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- ↑ Hanna Kenrick, Brain Licker novelty sweet warning, Barnsley Council press release, 14 May 2003
- ↑ Novelty sweet could burn, cut or blister, British Nursing News Online, 13 May 2003
- ↑ Brain Licker novelty sweet warning, Food Standards Agency, 12 May 2003
