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The Government Chemist conference will take place on 23 - 24 June as a virtual event
Correspondence between the Government Chemist, the Chair of the ACMD and the Minister of State for Crime and Policing
Second webinar in the Quarterly Webinar Series of the Joint Knowledge Transfer Framework for Food Standards and Food Safety Analysis on 16 June
This tutorial paper offers a review of the common names, abbreviations, regulation, psychoactivity and analytical methodology for the principle cannabinoids
GMO Detection e-seminar
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Introduction to the subject of GMO detection in food and feed samples, and advice and guidance on the application of DNA-based analytical methods
Guidance on analytical limits for controlled cannabinoids
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The Government Chemist team has published guidance on analytical limits for controlled cannabinoids in specified products containing cannabidiol (CBD)
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