tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communicationsNews and communications from Government Chemist2025-01-14T17:47:54+00:00HM Governmenttag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-food-security-report-2024-published2025-01-14T17:47:54+00:00UK Food Security Report 2024 publishedUK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has published the UK Food Security Report 2024tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/e-seminar-examples-of-sampling-approaches-employed-by-the-fsa2024-12-14T00:00:00+00:00E-seminar: Examples of sampling approaches employed by the FSAAn e-seminar produced as part of the Joint Knowledge Transfer Framework for Food Standards and Food Safety Analysistag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/e-seminar-weight-of-evidence-approach-in-food-authenticity2024-12-10T14:18:06+00:00E-seminar: Weight of Evidence approach in food authenticityAn e-seminar produced as part of the Joint Knowledge Transfer Framework for Food Standards and Food Safety Analysistag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/presentation-at-the-association-of-port-health-authorities-agm2024-11-26T12:15:52+00:00Presentation at the Association of Port Health Authorities AGM»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Deputy Government Chemist presents at the Association of Port Health Authorities AGM and Port Health Training Day.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/protocol-for-the-collection-of-honey-reference-samples-update2024-09-16T15:59:44+01:00Protocol for the Collection of Honey Reference Samples updateProtocol for the Collection of Honey Reference Samples for the Construction of Authenticity Databases has been updated to include online forms. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/e-seminar-an-introduction-to-alternative-proteins2024-07-22T10:53:12+01:00E-seminar: An introduction to alternative proteinsAn e-seminar produced as part of the Joint Knowledge Transfer Framework for Food Standards and Food Safety Analysistag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/impact-of-joint-knowledge-transfer-programme2024-06-19T10:20:12+01:00Impact of Joint Knowledge Transfer programmeImpact analysis of work completed clearly illustrates that the Joint KT Framework provides an effective mechanism to deliver strategic knowledge transfertag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/a-weight-of-evidence-toolkit-for-food-authenticity-investigations2024-02-07T16:22:15+00:00A Weight of Evidence Toolkit for Food Authenticity InvestigationsA Toolkit to Support Weight of Evidence Approaches for Food Authenticity Investigations published by Defra.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/gc-team-work-on-isotope-ratio-analysis-of-coffee-beans2023-12-20T16:03:15+00:00GC team work on isotope ratio analysis of coffee beansGovernment Chemist scientists publish research work on the analysis of isotopic composition of coffee beans as a marker of regional origin to combat food fraudtag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-food-security-report-2024-user-feedback-request2023-11-23T00:00:00+00:00UK Food Security Report 2024 user feedback request»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp UK Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) requests user feedback to support the production of the 2024 UK Food Security Report.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/webinar-screening-for-gmos-in-consignments-of-rice-and-rice-products-originating-from-china2023-11-21T16:35:18+00:00Webinar: Screening for GMOs in consignments of rice and rice products originating from ChinaSixth webinar in the Webinar Series of the Joint Knowledge Transfer Framework for Food Standards and Food Safety Analysis on 26 September 2023tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-government-responds-to-expert-advice-on-cbd2023-11-03T20:20:30+00:00UK Government responds to expert advice on CBDUK Government responds to expert committee recommendations on consumer CBD products.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/protocol-for-the-collection-of-honey-reference-samples2023-10-26T08:43:24+01:00Protocol for the Collection of Honey Reference SamplesGovernment Chemist leads work on Protocol for the Collection of Honey Reference Samples for the Construction of Honey Authenticity Databasestag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/e-seminar-introduction-to-irms-for-food-authenticity2023-09-08T16:12:19+01:00E-seminar: Introduction to IRMS for food authenticityE-seminar covering the application of isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) for use with food authenticity, and quality testingtag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/e-seminar-introduction-to-databases-for-non-targeted-multianalyte-analytical-methods2023-09-08T00:00:00+01:00E-seminar: Introduction to databases for non-targeted, multianalyte analytical methodsE-seminar covering the design, structure, and limitations of databases for non-targeted multianalyte methodstag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/update-assessment-and-evaluation-of-jelly-mini-cups2023-08-16T13:22:01+01:00Update: assessment and evaluation of jelly mini-cups.An update on the work of the Government Chemist assessing the conformity of jelly mini-cup confectionary products.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-chemist-contribution-to-sfn-conference2023-08-07T17:39:56+01:00Government Chemist contribution to SFN+ conferenceSelvarani Elahi talked at the STFC Food Network+ (SFN+) 5th Annual Conference on 3-4 July 2023 in Yorktag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/e-seminar-analysis-for-substances-causing-food-hypersensitivity2023-07-10T12:04:47+01:00E-seminar: Analysis for substances causing food hypersensitivityIntroduction to food hypersensitivity, food allergens (touching on allergens outside of the UK/EU) and gluten and food intolerance compoundstag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/testing-for-cbd-in-novel-foods2023-07-10T11:59:44+01:00Testing for CBD in novel foodsOverview of the analysis of novel foods for the presence of cannabidioltag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/e-seminar-poc-devices-for-food-safety-authenticity-and-quality-testing2023-07-10T11:46:25+01:00E-seminar: POC devices for food safety, authenticity and quality testingE-seminar providing an overview of Point Of Contact testing, the range of adopted analytical techniques and examples of current and emerging devices