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 2016News - The work involved the development of new DNA tests for mahaleb and the common members of the Prunus species to help resolve two high profile referee cases
09 November 2016News - The Government Chemist Annual Review provides highlights from the referee cases, advisory work and research carried out during the year
27 September 2016News - IFST is leading qualifying body for food professionals in Europe
20 April 2017News - Study follows previous work performed by LGC commissioned by the EC in 2012
03 May 2017News - In 2015, a number of spice products were subject to a costly recall from the international market because of the suspected unlabelled presence of almond, a known allergen from the Prunus genus
14 September 2016News - The industry seminar, organised by Romer labs, was attended by managers from analytical service providers and the food industry from Spain, Thailand and Austria
14 June 2016News - 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 - 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
13 April 2016News - Will also be listed on Defra-initiated virtual food authenticity network
17 February 2016