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Children reaching for biscuits

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Government announces UK Global Tariff

The UK’s new Global Tariff will replace the EU’s Common External Tariff on 1 January 2021 at the end of the Transition Period.

Honey bees

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Honey Authenticity Seminar (2019) Report

The seminar, “Honey authenticity: determination of exogenous sugars by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)” was organised in collaboration with government departments

Coconuts

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Government Chemist and IGFS (QUB) collaborate on coconut water authenticity

The GC team and the Institute for Global Food Security at Queens University Belfast have collaborated on a review of methods and issues related to determining the authenticity of coconut water

Stay at home, save lives

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COVID-19 Defra Update

Summary of the latest news from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Food

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Analysis and examination of foods - postgraduate course 2020

The Government Chemist organises an annual, fully residential course on the analysis and examination of food and feed at Reading University, 30 March- 3 April 2020

People eating takeaway food

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Government Chemist responds to Defra call for evidence

The Government Chemist provides evidence of past and current initiatives to help inform the National Food Strategy

Latest from Government Chemist

  1. Webinar: Why do laboratories get it wrong?
    • News story
  2. Government announces UK Global Tariff
    • News story
  3. Honey Authenticity Seminar (2019) Report
    • News story

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What Government Chemist does

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 Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.

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Guidance and regulation

  1. Submit a referee sample to the Government Chemist
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News and communications

  1. Webinar: Why do laboratories get it wrong?
    • News story
  2. Government announces UK Global Tariff
    • News story
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Research and statistics

  1. Honey authenticity seminar: presentations
    • Research
  2. Food and feed law: legislation review (July - September 2019)
    • Research
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Policy papers and consultations

  1. Government Chemist Strategy 2020-2023
    • Policy paper
  2. Government Chemist Strategy 2017-2020
    • Policy paper
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Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. Government Chemist Stakeholder Workshop Report 2019
    • Corporate report
  2. Government Chemist Annual Review 2018
    • Corporate report
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Our management

Dr Julian Braybrook DSc, CChem FRSC
Dr Julian Braybrook DSc, CChem FRSC
Selvarani Elahi
Deputy Government Chemist, Nominated Officer, Programme Manager, Project Manager (advisory function)
Dr Malcolm Burns
Principal Scientist and Special Advisor
Kirstin Gray
Analysis Manager
Dr Michael Walker MChemA, CChem, FRSC, FIFST
Nominated Officer, Head of the Office of the Government Chemist (OGC)

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Government Chemist

Queens Road
Teddington
TW11 0LY
United Kingdom

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Government.Chemist@lgcgroup.com

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