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Celebrating the first female president of the APA

Celebrating the first female president of the APA

Tuesday, 12 February 2019

Government Chemist collaborates on a paper celebrating the first female president of the Association of Public Analysts, Joan Davena Peden...

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Analysis and examination of foods   postgraduate course

Analysis and examination of foods postgraduate course

Monday, 28 January 2019

The Government Chemist organises an annual, fully residential postgraduate course on the analysis and examination of food and feed at Reading Universi...

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Updated Information Statement on Food Allergy issued by IFST

Updated Information Statement on Food Allergy issued by IFST

Wednesday, 16 January 2019

The Government Chemist contributed to updating an Information Statement on Food Allergy for the Institute of Food Science & Technology, IFST. ...

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Evaluation and assessment of jelly mini cups – workshop

Evaluation and assessment of jelly mini cups – workshop

Monday, 07 January 2019

Workshop aimed at providing advice and practical knowledge for assessing the conformity of confectionery items to the Regulation definition of jelly m...

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London Food Strategy plan finalised

London Food Strategy plan finalised

Thursday, 20 December 2018

The Government Chemist contributed to the eight-week consultation for the London Food Strategy plan, which has now been published...

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Setting standards for the import and export of food

Setting standards for the import and export of food

Friday, 14 December 2018

The Government Chemist made a contribution into an international committee dealing with setting standards for the import and export of food...

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Government Chemist work regarding management of food allergens

Government Chemist work regarding management of food allergens

Friday, 14 December 2018

Summary of recent activities that the Government Chemist has engaged in recently in the area of food allergen management...

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GC responds to the FSA review of food standards delivery

GC responds to the FSA review of food standards delivery

Friday, 14 December 2018

The Government Chemist team responds to the Food Standards Agency review on how food standards work is delivered across England, Wales and Northern Ir...

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Government Chemist talks to measuring and testing industry association

Government Chemist talks to measuring and testing industry association

Thursday, 22 November 2018

Julian Braybrook talks about the role of the Office of the Government Chemist and his views of the future in an interview with the British Measurement...

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Scientists set to overhaul International System of Units

Scientists set to overhaul International System of Units

Thursday, 15 November 2018

Kilogram set to be redefined...

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CEN updates affecting chemical measurements October 2018

CEN updates affecting chemical measurements October 2018

Tuesday, 30 October 2018

Standards published by the CEN during August and September 2018, some of which are relevant to chemical measurement in support of food and animal feed...

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UK initiative in food authenticity recognised at international event

UK initiative in food authenticity recognised at international event

Wednesday, 26 September 2018

The Food Authenticity Network is recognised as a leading example of an integrity network at the Codex Alimentarius Commission meeting in July 2018...

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Government Chemist supports FSA allergen awareness campaign

Government Chemist supports FSA allergen awareness campaign

Thursday, 13 September 2018

Michael Walker, Referee Analyst, will present at the Anaphylaxis Campaign Corporate Conference in September 2018 on regulation of food allergens ...

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CEN updates affecting chemical measurements July 2018

CEN updates affecting chemical measurements July 2018

Monday, 10 September 2018

Standards published by the CEN from June to July 2018, some of which are relevant to chemical measurement in support of food and animal feed regulatio...

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GC and Queen’s University Belfast chart life of Monier Williams

GC and Queen’s University Belfast chart life of Monier Williams

Monday, 16 July 2018

Researchers from the Government Chemist team and Queen’s University Belfast chart the life of distinguished food chemist Gordon Wickham Monier-William...

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Food chain resilience in a changing world: conference report

Food chain resilience in a changing world: conference report

Tuesday, 26 June 2018

Over 50 different organisations attended the 2018 Government Chemist Conference at BMA House in June 2018...

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Food chain resilience in a changing world: conference presentations

Food chain resilience in a changing world: conference presentations

Tuesday, 26 June 2018

The presentations from the 2018 Government Chemist Conference are now available...

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GC at international conference on food fraud and allergen management

GC at international conference on food fraud and allergen management

Friday, 22 June 2018

The Government Chemist team contributed to MoniQA, an international conference on food fraud and allergen management, in Vienna on 7 and 8 June 2018...

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CEN updates affecting chemical measurements May 2018

CEN updates affecting chemical measurements May 2018

Wednesday, 20 June 2018

Standards published by the CEN from April to May 2018, some of which are relevant to chemical measurement in support of food and animal feed regulatio...

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Food chain resilience in a changing world: 2018 conference programme

Food chain resilience in a changing world: 2018 conference programme

Wednesday, 06 June 2018

We still have some room at the Conference. Professor John Loughhead, CSA, BEIS, will be the keynote speaker. Come and meet Dr Julian Braybrook, our ne...

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CEN updates affecting chemical measurements April 2018

CEN updates affecting chemical measurements April 2018

Friday, 04 May 2018

Standards published by the CEN from February to March 2018, some of which are relevant to chemical measurement in support of food and animal feed regu...

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Successful workshop on allergen detection in spices organised by GC

Successful workshop on allergen detection in spices organised by GC

Friday, 16 March 2018

First of a new series of government-funded events, this workshop focused on practical aspects of the application of multiple analytical techniques to ...

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CEN updates affecting chemical measurements January 2018

CEN updates affecting chemical measurements January 2018

Wednesday, 14 March 2018

Standards published by CEN, during the period December 2017 to January 2018, some of which are relevant to chemical measurement in support of regulati...

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GC Conference date for 2018

GC Conference date for 2018

Thursday, 22 February 2018

The Government Chemist biennial conference will take place on 13-14 June at BMA House in Central London...

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GC offers APA validated postgraduate residential course

GC offers APA validated postgraduate residential course

Friday, 16 February 2018

The GC Programme organises an annual, fully residential week-long postgraduate course on the analysis and examination of food and feed....

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GC team contributes to ongoing discussions on honey authenticity

GC team contributes to ongoing discussions on honey authenticity

Wednesday, 07 February 2018

The UK Government Chemist team contributed to discussions at technical round table on honey authentication at the European Commission’s Joint Research...

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GC organises workshop on allergen detection for public analysts

GC organises workshop on allergen detection for public analysts

Thursday, 04 January 2018

The GC team, with collaborators at FSA and FSS, will be delivering a workshop on detection of allergen in spices by complementary analytical technique...

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GC contributes to special edition of international journal

GC contributes to special edition of international journal

Tuesday, 02 January 2018

The Government Chemist has been invited to contribute to a special edition on food allergen analysis in the highly respected Journal of the AOAC INTER...

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CEN updates affecting chemical measurements December 2017

CEN updates affecting chemical measurements December 2017

Wednesday, 20 December 2017

Standards published by CEN, during the period September to November 2017, some of which are relevant to chemical measurement in support of regulation....

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Government Chemist at the APA Conference

Government Chemist at the APA Conference

Monday, 04 December 2017

Michael Walker represented the Government Chemist at the annual conference of the Association of Public Analysts, APA, in October 2017...

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