News - Initiative helps bring together those involved in food authenticity testing and ensure better collaboration and data sharing
14 July 2015Blog - Food Safety Week, organised by the UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA), is an opportunity to learn more about current food issues, including food crime, compliance and food hygiene. This year’s campaign celebrates “the people who protect your plate”
06 June 2018News - New RM supported under UK National Measurement System and accredited to ISO Guide 34
10 June 2016News - Six new meat mixture reference materials to help protect consumers from food fraud
24 February 2015News - The biennial Government Chemist conference will take place on 13- 14 June at BMA House and will provide an opportunity for regulators, policy makers, enforcement agencies, manufacturers, scientists and academia to discuss and learn about challenges affecting the security of the food chain
23 March 2018News - Scientists from the Government Chemist programme have recently published a peer-reviewed paper in the Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences describing the application of imaging techniques as non-destructive approaches to food authenticity testing
04 May 2016News - Will also be listed on Defra-initiated virtual food authenticity network
17 February 2016News - 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
27 January 2016News - Hoped that many other organisations will follow in support
23 October 2019News - Event focused on analysis of food allergens, their management in the supply chain and regulation and enforcement of food law on allergens.
25 October 2019