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The Government Chemist has been invited to contribute to a special edition on food allergen analysis in the highly respected Journal of the AOAC INTERNATIONAL
Standards published by CEN, during the period September to November 2017, some of which are relevant to chemical measurement in support of regulation.
Michael Walker represented the Government Chemist at the annual conference of the Association of Public Analysts, APA, in October 2017
Changes to standards and technical documents updated by CEN that affect those carrying out chemical measurement in support of animal feed regulation
Changes to standards and technical documents updated by CEN that affect those carrying out chemical measurement in support of food regulation
Dr Malcolm Burns represented the UK at the European Network of GMO Laboratories (ENGL) Steering Committee meeting held at the end of June
Michael Walker was invited back to present at an annual two day seminar on allergen management and advanced testing
Government Chemist team authors peer-reviewed paper evaluating bioinformatic tools to be used with PCR-based approaches for GMO screening
Malcom Burns from the GC team took a leading role in the delivery of a DNA extraction workshop held at the Joint Research Centre in June.
The Government Chemist was invited to speak at a meeting of the Peninsula section of the Royal Society of Chemistry at Plymouth University
Changes to standards and technical documents updated by CEN that affect those carrying out chemical measurement in support of regulation
The GC team attended the Codex Alimentarius meeting on Methods of Analysis and Sampling for food and feed as part of the UK delegation
The week-long course ‘Analysis and Examination of Foods’ was organised on behalf of the Association of Public Analysts Educational Trust
LGC, the home of the Government Chemist, hosted a meeting of the University of Manchester Food Allergy Network
The Deputy Government Chemist, Selvarani Elahi, gave a lunchtime lecture at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre in Geel, Belgium
Government Chemist team has carried out research work to verify that sampling procedures ensure the detection of cancer causing toxins
The GC team has collaborated in the review of analytical methods to detect adulteration in coffee
Many food supplements contain hidden pharmaceutical ingredients that could be causing serious health risks, according to research
The GC Programme organises an annual, fully residential week-long postgraduate course on the analysis and examination of food and feed.
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