Membership

List of committees and working groups which have representation from the Government Chemist

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Government Chemist staff sit on a number of important committees where they seek to input into and influence the development of new legislation, standards and policy to ensure that they are based on sound measurement science and are fit-for-purpose.

• Association of Public Analysts (APA) Training Committee

• Authenticity Methods Working Group (AMWG)

• Authenticity Steering Group (ASG)

• British Standards Institute Committee AW/275 - Food analysis - Horizontal methods

• British Standards Institute Committee AW/9 – Microbiology

• British Standards Institute Committee AW/10 - Animal feeding stuffs

• CEN Food Authenticity Coordination Group (FACG)

• British Standards Institute Committee AW/34 – Food Authenticity

• British Standards Institute Committee AW/307 – Oilseeds, animal and vegetable fats and oils and their by-products

• CEN TC 460 - Food Authenticity Technical Committee, Plenary & Working Groups

• Codex Committee on Methods of Sampling and Analysis (CCMAS)

• European Network of GMO Laboratories (ENGL): Plenary meetings

• European Network of Food Allergen Detection Laboratories (ENFADL

• Food Law Group

• Food Standards and Labelling Focus Group

• Hazardous Substances Advisory Committee (HSAC)

• Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) Science Committee

• Nanomaterials Environment and Health Industry Group (NEHIG)

• Nanomaterials Environment and Health Government Group (NEHGG)

• NNEdPro Strategic Advisory Committee

• Royal Society of Chemistry’s (RSC) Analytical Methods Committee (AMC) Food and Feed Authenticity Expert Working Group

• Royal Society of Chemistry’s (RSC) Food Group

• Safe to Trade Scheme Governance Board

• UK Chemicals Stakeholder Forum (UKCSF)