Corporate report

Government Chemist Review 2023

Referee casework, research projects, advice and impact of work carried out by the Government Chemist team during 2023

• From: Government Chemist
• Published: 3 June 2025

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Government Chemist Review 2023

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Government Chemist Review 2023 (large print version)

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Details

The Government Chemist Annual Review provides a summary of the work undertaken by the Government Chemist team, including highlights from the resolution of referee cases, advisory work and capability building activities. The review also details the impact of the work obtained though active engagement with a wide range of stakeholders. The main topics described in this review are:

• Referee cases: aflatoxins in dried figs
• Advisory role: overview of the activities associated with the advisory role, including responding to enquiries from stakeholders and consultations
• Capability building: the review highlights particular projects the Government Chemist team worked on to be ready for future challenges, extending the analytical capabilities for inorganic arsenic in rice to more complex baby-rice matrices and further enhancing its application of GMO analytical approaches.
• Knowledge sharing activities to further the impact of the referee and advisory functions: the review highlights some of the publications, webinars and other engagement activities undertaken by the team to ensure that the breadth of knowledge generated through the Government Chemist’s programme reaches its target audiences

Published 3 June 2025