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This is the quarterly report of updates to UK legislation in food and feed and related scientific and regulatory issues from October to December 2023
This e-seminar will familiarise the viewer with the concepts of food allergen risk assessment and specifically with the risks from unintended allergen presence
The European Commission has published an amendment to the Cosmetic Products Regulations
Government Chemist has drafted an opinion in answer to a query raised by a public analyst on a disagreement about correct tolerances on declared alcohol content
A review of the latest allergen measurement techniques and an outline of how allergen cases are being dealt with in UK courts.
A study investigating awareness of coeliac disease and the gluten status of ‘gluten-free’ food from catering outlets in Ireland.
Government Chemist leads work on Protocol for the Collection of Honey Reference Samples for the Construction of Honey Authenticity Databases
Fifth webinar in the Webinar Series of the Joint Knowledge Transfer Framework for Food Standards and Food Safety Analysis on 29 March 2023
Nonylphenol ethoxylates to be banned in imported clothing and textiles
Guidance for food traders on how to submit a sample to the Government Chemist for second expert opinion.
Letter from the Government Chemist to the Directorate-General for Health and Consumers providing expert opinion on food allergen guidelines.
The UK Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) requests user feedback to support the production of the 2024 UK Food Security Report.
An overview of the process of animal cloning and a review of current scientific knowledge for detecting food from cloned animals.
This is the quarterly report of updates to UK legislation in food and feed and related scientific and regulatory issues from April to June 2022
Correspondence between the Government Chemist, the Chair of the ACMD and the Minister of State for Crime and Policing
This tutorial paper offers a review of the common names, abbreviations, regulation, psychoactivity and analytical methodology for the principle cannabinoids
The UK National Measurement Laboratory supports the Institute of Food Science and Technology Lecture for 2019
The European Commission has published an amendment to Annex IV of EU Directive 2011/65/EU
A Toolkit to Support Weight of Evidence Approaches for Food Authenticity Investigations published by Defra.
A new reporting tool is available for reporting cases of food allergy, intolerance or coeliac disease
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