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Food chain resilience in a changing world: conference presentations

The presentations from the 2018 Government Chemist Conference are now available

• From: Government Chemist
• Published: 26 June 2018

Conference programme, abstracts and biographies (PDF, 8.31 MB, 39 pages)

Presentations from the 2018 Government Chemist Conference can be found below:

Welcome and introduction, Julian Braybrook, Government Chemist (PDF, 1.52 MB, 16 pages)

Referee casework outcomes, Michael Walker, Consultant Referee Analyst, LGC (PDF, 2.55 MB, 65 pages)

Application of whole genome sequencing for public health interventions around foodborne pathogens, Kathie Grant, Public Health England (PDF, 2.75 MB, 31 pages)

Resilience through food forensics – essential post EU exit, Jon Griffin, President of the Association of Public Analysts (PDF, 1.44 MB, 21 pages)

Regulating Our Future – modernising food regulation in the UK, Catriona Stewart, Food Standards Agency (PDF, 1.28 MB, 22 pages)

The European Commission Knowledge Centre for food fraud and quality, Franz Ulberth, European Commission Joint Research Centre (PDF, 2.37 MB, 30 pages)

Road map for the harmonisation of DNA testing for meat speciation, Timothy Wilkes, LGC (PDF, 1000 KB, 30 pages)

Are your genes to blame when your jeans don’t fit?, Giles Yeo, MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge (PDF, 1.99 MB, 17 pages)

How the food industry is preparing for EU exit, Helen Munday, Food and Drink Federation (PDF, 1.46 MB, 20 pages)

How can measurement science assist in improving the molecular detection and management of antimicrobial resistance?, Jim Huggett, LGC / University of Surrey (PDF, 2.57 MB, 28 pages)

Early warning systems to detect, predict and assess food fraud, Yamine Bouzembrak, RIKILT (PDF, 5.7 MB, 31 pages)

How far have we come since horse-gate; global tools available to fight food fraud, Selvarani Elahi, LGC (PDF, 1.71 MB, 36 pages)

Accelerating rice improvement in South Asia, Katherine Steele, Bangor University (PDF, 3.1 MB, 30 pages)

The Hand That Feeds: A musical about food crime, Kate Cooper

Published 26 June 2018