News - 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
26 January 2015News - 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
18 December 2014News - The career and legacy of Joan Davena Peden (1920-1997) have been charted in a paper in the Journal of the Association of Public Analysts.
12 February 2019News - Host Matt Tebbutt tackled the subject of meat authenticity in takeaway meals and sought to have samples from 15 dishes tested for species confirmation
05 February 2019News - The Government Chemist team, hosted at LGC, is delighted to publish its 2018 Annual Review, which provides highlights from the referee cases, advisory work and research carried out during the year
29 July 2019News - The book, commissioned following UK horsemeat incident in 2013, provides fundamental understanding of modern DNA techniques applied to food authenticity and adulteration testing
16 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 2019News - The findings are open access and discuss factors on the stability of coconut water, advice to food analysts, and other insights
30 March 2020News - Deputy Government Chemist and Business Manager, Food Research, LGC, awarded MBE for services to Food Measurement Science
12 October 2020News - Jointly funded initiative by OPSS within BEIS, the FSA and the Home Office, and carried out in collaboration with FSS and the DSTL, and 35 laboratories
24 June 2021