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Secretary of State for Business and Trade's request for the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland’s advice on the UK accession to the CPTPP.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Letter from Secretary of State Kemi Badenoch to the Chairs of the Food…
The public is warned not to eat recalled Baronet semi-soft cheeses because they are contaminated with listeria, in some cheeses at exceptionally high levels.
Atypical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed on a farm.
Use of gene editing technologies to be enabled to help better protect the environment.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is investigating the source of the incident.
‘Natasha’s Law’ introduced to protect allergy sufferers and give them confidence in the food they buy.
A new law will require food businesses to include full ingredients labelling on pre-packaged foods, Environment Secretary Michael Gove announced today.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The government has launched a consultation to strengthen allergen labelling laws.
Deal worth £127 million over first five years of access for UK
PHE and the FSA are working together to inform the public about the measures they can take to avoid infection with Salmonella Typhimurium.
Advice on cooking frozen vegetables following Europe-wide outbreak.
CCTV to become mandatory in all slaughterhouses in England under new legislation laid in Parliament
Defra will take forward plans following extremely positive reaction from the industry, welfare groups and the public
Delegates have until 17 June to register for the Government Chemist conference, featuring the Government Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Mark Walport
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
The Government Chief Scientific Adviser will present on his 2015 annual report, Forensic Science and beyond: authenticity, provenance and assurance
The programme of speakers at the 2016 Government Chemist Conference is announced
Post graduate course run by the Government Chemist and the Association of Public Analysts Educational Trust to be held in April 2016
Details of the Government Chemist Conference 2016
Intellectual Property Minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe speaks about the importance and successes of Operation Opson.
A novel and pioneering DNA test for the detection of mahaleb has been developed by the Government Chemist programme.
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