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Summary report on the Government Chemist 2021 Conference “Safe food for tomorrow’s world” which took place online on 23 and 24 June
The presentations from the 2021 Government Chemist Conference, Safe food for tomorrow's world, are available below.
Letters from the Rt Hon George Eustice giving notice that the recognition of established EEA and EU natural mineral waters will end on 7 January 2022.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
This webinar on fish speciation will introduce the prevalent methods used in testing laboratories in the UK and EU, and will provide a summary of their scope and limitations
Legislation laid in Parliament setting out new rules and logos to protect British food and drink
Michael Walker will talk in detail about the process involved in the resolution of technical disputes in the UK official food control system after an introduction by Julian Braybrook
This e-seminar, will introduce the analytical needs associated with fish speciation for food authenticity
Presentations related to workshop providing practical knowledge for assessing the conformity of confectionery items known as jelly mini-cups
The GC team and the Institute for Global Food Security at Queens University Belfast have collaborated on a review of methods and issues related to determining the authenticity of coconut water
The Government Chemist contributed to a conference organised by the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen's University Belfast
The Government Chemist is collaborating with the Institute of Global Food Security to run a one day conference at Queen's University Belfast on 21 October
‘Natasha’s Law’ introduced to protect allergy sufferers and give them confidence in the food they buy.
The Government Chemist and Queen's University Belfast have published a paper highlighting current analytical difficulties in authentication of coffee and possible solutions
The Government Chemist and the National Measurement Laboratory hosted a meeting of the University of Manchester Food Allergy Network, MFAN, on 3 July
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
7 June 2019 is the first World Food Safety Day
Cefas has been designated as a United Nations FAO Reference Centre for Bivalve Mollusc Sanitation, helping to ensure safe and sustainable shellfish.
The Government has issued guidance on food and drink labelling in the event of a no deal Brexit
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The government has launched a consultation to strengthen allergen labelling laws.
Michael Walker, Referee Analyst, will present at the Anaphylaxis Campaign Corporate Conference in September 2018 on regulation of food allergens
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