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UK Government responds to expert committee recommendations on consumer CBD products.
Impact analysis of work completed clearly illustrates that the Joint KT Framework provides an effective mechanism to deliver strategic knowledge transfer
The home of Government Chemist on GOV.UK. We resolve scientific disputes mainly in the food and feed sectors, give advice to regulators and industry, and carry out research.
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
This is the quarterly report of updates to UK legislation in food and feed and related scientific and regulatory issues from April to June 2023
Government Chemist's foreword to Defra’s Authenticity Methodology Working Group’s view on the use of Next Generation Sequencing for food authenticity testing
The Government Chemist team has published guidance on analytical limits for controlled cannabinoids in specified products containing cannabidiol (CBD)
A Toolkit to Support Weight of Evidence Approaches for Food Authenticity Investigations published by Defra.
Government has announced plans to introduce a new allergen labelling law to help further protect the UK’s two million people living with food allergy
Methylisothiazolinone can no longer be considered safe at current levels according to a European Commission consumer safety committee.
This tutorial paper offers a review of the common names, abbreviations, regulation, psychoactivity and analytical methodology for the principle cannabinoids
Analysis of UK court cases involving fatalities, personal injury or criminal non-compliance with food law following food allergy incidents.
Guidance for local authorities, port health authorities and food traders on how to submit a sample for referee analysis.
Collection of training e-seminars and knowledge resources produced by the Government Chemist team
This is a summary of updates to UK legislation in food and feed, and related scientific and regulatory issues as well as other technical updates for 2021
Third webinar in the Quarterly Webinar Series of the Joint Knowledge Transfer Framework for Food Standards and Food Safety Analysis on 19 January 2022
Correspondence between the Government Chemist, the Chair of the ACMD and the Minister of State for Crime and Policing
Government Chemist publishes definitive approaches for the authentication of chondroitin
We resolve scientific disputes mainly in the food and feed sectors, give advice to regulators and industry, and carry out research.
List of committees and working groups which have representation from the Government Chemist
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