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UK Government responds to expert committee recommendations on consumer CBD products.
The home of Government Chemist on GOV.UK. We resolve scientific disputes mainly in the food and feed sectors, give advice to regulators and industry, and carry out research.
This is the quarterly report of updates to UK legislation in food and feed and related scientific and regulatory issues from April to June 2023
An update on the work of the Government Chemist assessing the conformity of jelly mini-cup confectionary products.
Presentations related to workshop providing practical knowledge for assessing the conformity of confectionery items known as jelly mini-cups
This e-seminar was compiled by Benjamin C Remington, PhD, and follows on from the e-seminar, “An Introduction to Food Allergen Risk Assessment"
Approval of biocides withdrawn from 16 February
A new loss on ignition test will be carried out on landfill waste to determine the correct tax liability of fines.
Methylisothiazolinone can no longer be considered safe at current levels according to a European Commission consumer safety committee.
Government has announced plans to introduce a new allergen labelling law to help further protect the UK’s two million people living with food allergy
The Government Chemist team has published guidance on analytical limits for controlled cannabinoids in specified products containing cannabidiol (CBD)
Collection of training e-seminars and knowledge resources produced by the Government Chemist team
Analysis of UK court cases involving fatalities, personal injury or criminal non-compliance with food law following food allergy incidents.
The Government Chemist Programme Expert Group (GCPEG) plays a key role in the governance of the GC programme by providing the necessary independent scrutiny.
Government Chemist scientists publish research work on the analysis of isotopic composition of coffee beans as a marker of regional origin to combat food fraud
We resolve scientific disputes mainly in the food and feed sectors, give advice to regulators and industry, and carry out research.
List of committees and working groups which have representation from the Government Chemist
The Government Chemist team have published a report summarising the findings of a ring trial to assess laboratories’ performance in measuring CBD and controlled cannabinoids
The Government Chemist has collaborated with the Institute of Food Science & Technology to produce an Information Statement on dietary fibre
This series brings together all documents relating to Government Chemist reviews of changes in food and feed legislation affecting the UK.
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