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Seminar describing the principles of and best practice guidelines for the design of qPCR assays.
This e-seminar describes the principles behind the digital PCR technique, and gives some good practice guidelines for its use
This webinar on fish speciation will introduce the prevalent methods used in testing laboratories in the UK and EU, and will provide a summary of their scope and limitations
This e-seminar will introduce the viewer to the topic of qPCR assay validation and provide best practice guidance on how to undertake the process
This e-seminar describes the principles and best practice guidelines for the application of the post-PCR analytical method of DNA melting curve analysis
A guide for testing laboratories on the application of Laser Direct Infrared (LD-IR) for the microplastics characterisation
An e-seminar produced as part of the Joint Knowledge Transfer Framework for Food Standards and Food Safety Analysis
The Government Chemist Conference will take place on 23-24 June 2026 at Nexus, University of Leeds with remote attendance options
UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has published the UK Food Security Report 2024
The Deputy Government Chemist presents at the Association of Port Health Authorities AGM and Port Health Training Day.
Protocol for the Collection of Honey Reference Samples for the Construction of Authenticity Databases has been updated to include online forms.
Impact analysis of work completed clearly illustrates that the Joint KT Framework provides an effective mechanism to deliver strategic knowledge transfer
A Toolkit to Support Weight of Evidence Approaches for Food Authenticity Investigations published by Defra.
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
The UK Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) requests user feedback to support the production of the 2024 UK Food Security Report.
Sixth webinar in the Webinar Series of the Joint Knowledge Transfer Framework for Food Standards and Food Safety Analysis on 26 September 2023
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