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

News - 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

17 July 2018
Government Chemist Conference to take place in June

News - 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 2018
Government Chemist offers APA validated postgraduate residential course

News - The Government Chemist team and the Association of Public Analysts Educational Trust organise an annual RSC-approved, fully residential week long postgraduate course on the analysis and examination of food and feed

21 February 2018
Government Chemist Annual Review 2016 available to download

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

18 September 2017
Government Chemist team takes lead role in EU workshop

News - The three day event was attended by over 30 experts representing 19 EU member states and other countries as far afield as Mexico, Ecuador and Brazil

13 July 2017
Government Chemist offers RSC-approved postgraduate course

News - The Association of Public Analysts (APA) Educational Trust and the Government Chemist Programme in LGC organise an annual RSC-approved, fully residential week long postgraduate course on the analysis and examination of food and feed

16 February 2017
Experts reveal hidden dangers behind supplements

News - The research found that over-the-counter supplements are labelled as fully herbal but often include potentially dangerous pharmaceutical ingredients, which are not listed on the label

06 February 2017
Government Chemist programme represented at international event on food fraud and allergy

News - Michael Walker, of the Government Chemist Programme in LGC, delivered a keynote talk ‘Food detectives: what it takes to trace food fraud’

06 February 2017
LGC scientists invited to contribute to Grain and Feed Trade Association (GAFTA) publication

News - The article covers our leading government research in developing and validating methods and approaches for food authenticity, adulteration, quality and safety testing

22 December 2016
Resolution of a disputed albendazole result in the UK Official Control System highlights need for further guidance?

News - Scientists in the Government Chemist team within LGC have published the outcome of a technical appeal against the exclusion of a consignment of Brazilian corned beef from the UK food chain

16 November 2016