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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
Parents and carers across England will be able to shop for healthier food for their children with new guidelines.
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
UK Government responds to expert committee recommendations on consumer CBD products.
Following a public consultation, the government has set out reforms for the wine sector which will begin in 2024.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
An update on the work of the Government Chemist assessing the conformity of jelly mini-cup confectionary products.
Introduction to food hypersensitivity, food allergens (touching on allergens outside of the UK/EU) and gluten and food intolerance compounds
Overview of the analysis of novel foods for the presence of cannabidiol
E-seminar providing an overview of Point Of Contact testing, the range of adopted analytical techniques and examples of current and emerging devices
The public is warned not to eat recalled Baronet semi-soft cheeses because they are contaminated with listeria, in some cheeses at exceptionally high levels.
Selvarani Elahi MBE, deputy Government Chemist, formed part of the team tasked with the review of the activity of the National Food Crime Unit in 2022
Fourth webinar in the Webinar Series of the Joint Knowledge Transfer Framework for Food Standards and Food Safety Analysis on 28 September 2022
Folic acid to be added to non-wholemeal flour across the UK to help prevent life-threatening brain and spinal conditions in foetuses.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The GC team collaborated with experts to develop quantitative risk assessment guidance for food allergens
This e-seminar provides an introduction to NGS instrumentation and applications employed with food safety, authenticity, and quality analysis.
This e-seminar was compiled by Benjamin C Remington, PhD, and follows on from the e-seminar, “An Introduction to Food Allergen Risk Assessment"
A new reporting tool is available for reporting cases of food allergy, intolerance or coeliac disease
The Institute of Food Science Technology has launched a new Food Allergens Knowledge Hub to help consumers, food businesses and educators source best practice advice
Folic acid will be added to non-wholemeal wheat flour across the UK to help prevent life-threatening spinal conditions in babies.
Government Chemist's foreword to Defra’s Authenticity Methodology Working Group’s view on the use of Next Generation Sequencing for food authenticity testing
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