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We resolve scientific disputes mainly in the food and feed sectors, give advice to regulators and industry, and carry out research. Government Chemist is part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology .
The unit is a specialist in aerobiology, biocontainment and biosafety. The unit provides government departments and the commercial sector with expertise, advice and consultancy.
Resource for the public and those professionals responding to chemical incidents, including emergency services and public health professionals.
Minister Lord (Tariq) Ahmad gave a statement after publication of an OPCW report that found Daesh responsible for a 2015 sulphur mustard attack in Marea, Syria.
Updates a previous Environment Agency PBT evaluation on LCCPs.
The mycology reference laboratory (MRL) provides a comprehensive laboratory service for the diagnosis and management of fungal infections.
Check for listed disinfectants for aquaculture; or apply to have your product listed.
Batches of some products made by Legency Remedies Pvt Ltd have been found to contain a bacteria called Ralstonia pickettii (R. pickettii). All potentially affected batches are being recalled following an MHRA investigation.
How often you must get equipment checked for leaks if it contains hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) - a type of ozone-depleting substance (ODS).
The rules for manufacturing mercury added products in Great Britain, as well as importing and exporting them between Great Britain and non-EU countries.
Get relief if you’re importing biological and chemical substances for research purposes from outside the EU and UK.
Find out about discharge limits and controls of substances discharged from water treatment works.
Requesting information to feed into draft Risk Profiles and draft Risk Management Evaluations for 3 chemical substances proposed as POPs to the UN’s POP Review Committee
Controlled chemicals, drug precursor chemicals and hazardous chemicals.
Information on tetrachloroethylene (also known as tetrachloroethene), for use in responding to chemical incidents.
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