Helping authorities detect fentanyl analogues

博客 - Scientists at LGC Simon Hudson and Charlotte Cutler studied the metabolic fate of several analogues of fentanyl, including carfentanil, and published three white papers on their findings. Each paper goes through their methodology, which can be used as an aid to detect the analogues in biological fluids

Making a mountain out of a Mole Day

博客 - Today is Mole Day, chemists’ #1 holiday! Mole Day occurs every year on October 23 from 6:02am to 6:02pm to commemorate Avogadro’s Number and the basic measuring unit of chemistry, the mole.

LGC and Queen’s University Belfast researchers chart life of WWI chemist

News (ZH) - Renowned chemists Michael Walker and Professor Duncan Thorburn Burns published new research on the life of World War I chemist Gordon Wickham Monier-Williams, famous for his food testing methods

Government Chemist Annual Review 2015 now available

News (ZH) - The Government Chemist Annual Review provides highlights from the referee cases, advisory work and research carried out during the year

Government Chemist-run postgraduate training for food enforcement scientists receives RSC approval

News (ZH) - The course aims to touch on most of the syllabus for the Mastership in Chemical Analysis (MChemA), the statutory qualification required to practice as a Public Analyst