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2023 Government Chemist Conference presentations and recordings

Government Chemist Conference- Safe food for tomorrow's world: food security in challenging global conditions presentations and recordings are available below

2023 Government Chemist Conference programme

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All presentation slides which have been made available by presenters can be downloaded from the links below.

Welcome address- Julian Braybrook (PDF, 1.7 MB, 13 pages)

Can we have it all? – Henry Dimbleby (PDF, 2.29 MB, 16 pages)

Overview of recent referee cases- Paul Hancock (PDF, 962 KB, 23 pages)

Implications/opportunities – what next for food regulation in the UK - Jessica Burt (PDF, 965 KB, 13 pages)

Alternative proteins: emerging food authenticity implications - Rosario Romero (PDF, 1.56 MB, 20 pages)

Safe and authentic food: What it means today for consumers and regulators - Geoff Ogle (PDF, 6.48 MB, 29 pages)

Ready to regulate - a strategy to regulate the future food system- Sam Faulkner (PDF, 1.29 MB, 5 pages)

Positive outcomes from government funding in OCL infrastructure support - Jane White and Jon Griffin (PDF, 1.6 MB, 17 pages)

Panel session: What does green mean? How do laboratories, industry and academia comply with requirements for sustainability – Anne Horan (PDF, 1.59 MB, 8 pages)

Panel session: What does green mean? How do laboratories, industry and academia comply with requirements for sustainability- John Lee (PDF, 1.67 MB, 8 pages)

Transforming the UK food system through the appliance of science– Guy Poppy (PDF, 4.77 MB, 30 pages)

Food safety foresight: FAO’s perspective on emerging issues– Vittorio Fattori (PDF, 7.43 MB, 16 pages)

The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act- Chris Stockdale (PDF, 3.91 MB, 10 pages)

The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act- Michael Ellis (PDF, 683 KB, 11 pages)

Cultivated meat: an emerging novel food and industry- Petra Hanga (PDF, 3.76 MB, 17 pages)

Mapping the world’s soya production to protect our rainforests – Brian Quinn (PDF, 2.73 MB, 20 pages)

Chair’s introduction- Simon Branch (PDF, 1.29 MB, 8 pages)

The challenge of food production today - Andrew Clark (PDF, 1.08 MB, 12 pages)

Traceability of genome edited products in the food supply chain – Malcolm Burns (PDF, 1.95 MB, 27 pages)

Macro and Microalgae as alternative food sources - Michele Stanley (PDF, 3.37 MB, 18 pages)

What is vertical farming and what are the considerations when applying it in a real world scenario – Romy Wilkin (PDF, 3.3 MB, 13 pages)

Emerging climate-related food safety risks and how to evaluate them – Louise Manning (PDF, 2.8 MB, 23 pages)

Video recordings

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Day 1

Conference Day 1

Day 2

Conference Day 2

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Published 28 June 2023
Last updated 6 July 2023 + show all updates
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