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7 June 2019 is the first World Food Safety Day
Selvarani Elahi, deputy Government Chemist, attended as part of the UK delegation with colleagues from the FSA and the Association of Public Analysts.
On 13 May 2019, Dr Julian Braybrook completed his first round of visits to the devolved countries of the UK with a series of meetings in Northern Ireland
As of today,20 May 2019, World Metrology Day, the kilogram will no longer be defined by a physical object
HMRC are holding EU Exit webinars that will cover what UK businesses need to know to keep imports and exports up to speed, and identify the key steps to continue trading with EU businesses
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, BEIS, has issued a leaflet with advice for businesses
The Agri-Food chain stakeholder team at Defra has shared guidance to ensure that businesses are ready for a potential ‘no deal’ scenario
The Government Chemist team run a very well received workshop providing practical knowledge for assessing the conformity of confectionery items known as jelly mini-cups
The Government Chemist team, and food fraud experts from the UK, have contributed to the standardisation of terminology related to food fraud
The Government Chemist has collaborated with the Institute of Food Science & Technology to produce an Information Statement on dietary fibre
Government Chemist collaborates on a paper celebrating the first female president of the Association of Public Analysts, Joan Davena Peden
The Government Chemist organises an annual, fully residential postgraduate course on the analysis and examination of food and feed at Reading University
The Government Chemist contributed to updating an Information Statement on Food Allergy for the Institute of Food Science & Technology, IFST.
Workshop aimed at providing advice and practical knowledge for assessing the conformity of confectionery items to the Regulation definition of jelly mini-cups.
The Government Chemist contributed to the eight-week consultation for the London Food Strategy plan, which has now been published
The Government Chemist made a contribution into an international committee dealing with setting standards for the import and export of food
Summary of recent activities that the Government Chemist has engaged in recently in the area of food allergen management
The Government Chemist team responds to the Food Standards Agency review on how food standards work is delivered across England, Wales and Northern Ireland
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 and Testing Association
Kilogram set to be redefined
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