Science supporting trust in food

News (ZH) - Scientists, regulators, enforcement agencies, industry and policy makers are invited to join the Government Chemist for the 2016 conference to discuss topics relating to food fraud, food authenticity and food safety

Michael Walker visits Hong Kong Accreditation Service

News (ZH) - Michael Walker, Consultant to the Government Chemist at LGC, recently visited Hong Kong to work for a week with the Hong Kong Accreditation Service, HKAS, and the Hong Kong Government Laboratory, and participated in several technical events

Forensic analysis must be used to combat allergen fatalities

News (ZH) - Investigations require early realisation that samples of the food and/or stomach contents from a post mortem examination should be retained and analysed and the supply chain must be rigorously examined

Government Chemist team attends Northern Ireland food allergy event

News (ZH) - Event focused on analysis of food allergens, their management in the supply chain and regulation and enforcement of food law on allergens.

Government Chemist team contributes to food allergen guidance

News (ZH) - Collaboration to develop quantitative risk assessment guidance for food allergens

LGC to distribute InBio’s food allergen reference materials and immunoassays

News (ZH) - Expands LGC’s offering to more than 180 allergen reference materials for a range of applications including method development and method verification