LGC announces new crab paste reference material

News - Produced under accreditation to ISO Guide 34 as a Reference Material Producer

12 February 2016
LGC develops new meat reference materials to safeguard the food chain

News - Six new meat mixture reference materials to help protect consumers from food fraud 

24 February 2015
LGC produces first material certified for carbon isotope ratios traceable to the SI

News - Glycine reference material benefits food & drug testing labs and research labs in the field of biogeochemistry

12 November 2014
Government Chemist analyst discusses food allergen challenges and developments

News - Underlines why food allergens must remain priority

15 September 2014
Government Chemist and LGC discuss the latest allergen measurement techniques

News - Article in journal of the Institute of Food Science and Technology also reviews allergen non-compliance cases in UK courts

01 September 2014
First peanut standard linked to clinical tests to improve allergen analysis

News - First peanut allergen QCM prepared in same way as oral food challenge materials

03 July 2014
Research clarifies carry-over contamination risk during GMP production of minced meat

News - Establishes there should be no detectable carry-over contamination when producing minced meat in accordance with GMP

17 June 2014
New reference materials to improve stilbene detection

News - Stilbenes remain banned for use in livestock – LGC Standards provides improved reference materials for increased detection rates.

09 February 2012
LGC’s Organic Analysis Team awarded extension to ISO17025 calibration scope: qNMR for purity

News - Supports qNMR facility in providing reference material characterisation and quantitative measurement research for customers

02 April 2017
KeyGene licenses Sequence-Based Genotyping technology to LGC

News - LGC obtains license for the commercial offering and use of KeyGene's patented SBG technology across all species

11 January 2016