LGC completes study to establish uptake of water during production of chicken meat, helping fight food fraud

News - Study follows previous work performed by LGC commissioned by the EC in 2012

03 May 2017
The Government Chemist programme: real-time DNA detection in spices

News - 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 2016
Government Chemist represented at allergen management workshop

News - 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 2016
Using imaging techniques to identify food adulteration: proof of concept using pasta

News - 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 2016
Government Chemist-run postgraduate training for food enforcement scientists receives RSC approval

News - 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 2016
LGC named as a Centre of Expertise for food authenticity testing

News - Will also be listed on Defra-initiated virtual food authenticity network

17 February 2016
Government Chemist represented at Food Law in Practice Conference

News - Michael Walker, of the Government Chemist programme, spoke at The Institute of Food Safety, Integrity & Protection (TiFSiP) ‘Food Law in Practice Conference’ in London on 16 March 2016

31 March 2016
Science supporting trust in food

News - 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 2016
LGC experts talk to BBC World Service about fighting food crime

News - Michael Walker (Consultant Referee Analyst to the Government Chemist) is the first of a series of specialists who are interviewed about food fraud and the need for traceability in the food chain

01 April 2015
Michael Walker visits Hong Kong Accreditation Service

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 2015