Archived government news
May 2020
Government announces UK Global Tariff Thursday, 21 May 2020
April 2020
Honey Authenticity Seminar (2019) Report Monday, 27 April 2020
Honey Authenticity Seminar (2019) Report Monday, 27 April 2020
Research and analysis: Honey authenticity seminar: presentations Monday, 27 April 2020
COVID-19 Defra Update Tuesday, 21 April 2020
COVID-19 Defra Update Wednesday, 15 April 2020
March 2020
Government Chemist and IGFS (QUB) collaborate on coconut water authenticity Sunday, 29 March 2020
COVID-19 Defra Update Thursday, 26 March 2020
Safe food for tomorrow's world - 2020 Conference programme Tuesday, 24 March 2020
Analysis and examination of foods - postgraduate course 2020 Friday, 20 March 2020
Safe food for tomorrow's world - 2020 Conference programme Tuesday, 17 March 2020
Detailed guide: Submit a referee sample to the Government Chemist Thursday, 12 March 2020
Safe food for tomorrow's world - 2020 Conference programme Tuesday, 03 March 2020
Safe food for tomorrow's world - 2020 Conference programme Tuesday, 03 March 2020
February 2020
Analysis and examination of foods - postgraduate course 2020 Monday, 03 February 2020
January 2020
Government Chemist responds to Defra call for evidence Friday, 31 January 2020
GC team shares expertise in food authenticity in Vietnam Thursday, 30 January 2020
Defra advice for imports during the transition period Tuesday, 28 January 2020
CEN updates affecting chemical measurements September - December 2019 Wednesday, 22 January 2020
Research and analysis: Food and feed law: legislation review (July - Septem… Tuesday, 14 January 2020
December 2019
GC conference: Safe food for tomorrow's world Friday, 20 December 2019
E-seminar: An introduction to DNA melting curve analysis Friday, 20 December 2019
E-seminar: An introduction to DNA melting curve analysis Friday, 20 December 2019
E-seminar: An introduction to using service providers for NGS analysis Friday, 20 December 2019
November 2019
Workshop - An analytical roadmap for detecting allergens Thursday, 14 November 2019
Workshop - An analytical roadmap for detecting allergens Thursday, 14 November 2019
E- seminar: An introduction to designing quantitative PCR assays Tuesday, 12 November 2019
E-seminar: Real-time PCR for food authenticity including horse DNA Tuesday, 12 November 2019
Policy paper: Government Chemist Strategy 2020-2023 Monday, 04 November 2019
October 2019
Government Chemist responds to FSA consultation Thursday, 31 October 2019
Government Chemist responds to FSA consultation Thursday, 31 October 2019
Government Chemist at food allergy event in Northern Ireland Wednesday, 23 October 2019
EU Exit guidance for agri-food stakeholders from Defra Tuesday, 01 October 2019
September 2019
Corporate report: Government Chemist Stakeholder Workshop Report 2019 Monday, 30 September 2019
CEN updates affecting chemical measurements- September 2019 Friday, 13 September 2019
Food allergy -jointly organised one day conference Tuesday, 10 September 2019
Research and analysis: Food and feed law: legislation review (April - June … Wednesday, 04 September 2019
August 2019
The National Food Crime Unit visits LGC Tuesday, 27 August 2019
The National Food Crime Unit visits LGC Tuesday, 27 August 2019
Research and analysis: GC publishes a technical report on mycotoxin screeni… Wednesday, 21 August 2019
Government Chemist and IGFS visit Ghana Tuesday, 20 August 2019
Government Chemist and IGFS visit Ghana Tuesday, 20 August 2019
July 2019
Save the date - Government Chemist Conference 2020 Wednesday, 24 July 2019
Collaborating with Queen’s University to improve coffee authenticity Thursday, 18 July 2019
Government Chemist hosts MFAN meeting Tuesday, 16 July 2019
GC supports IFST Lecture ‘Ultra-processed foods: The science and the policy… Friday, 05 July 2019
June 2019
New allergen labelling law to be introduced by government Wednesday, 26 June 2019
IFST Lecture - Ultra-processed foods: The science and the policy Wednesday, 19 June 2019
Michael Walker appointed to FSA Scientific Advisory Committee Monday, 17 June 2019
Government Chemist and IGFS review key quantitative techniques Tuesday, 11 June 2019
Food safety, everyone's business Friday, 07 June 2019
Government Chemist represented at CODEX meeting Tuesday, 04 June 2019
May 2019
Government Chemist – meetings in Northern Ireland Thursday, 23 May 2019
A weight off our minds: farewell to the kilogram as we know it Monday, 20 May 2019
April 2019
HMRC offers EU exit webinars for importers and exporters Thursday, 11 April 2019
Leaving the EU: BEIS issues advice for business Wednesday, 03 April 2019
EU Exit guidance for food, drink and farming sector stakeholders Tuesday, 02 April 2019
March 2019
Successful workshop on assessment of jelly mini-cups Friday, 22 March 2019
GC contributes to European standard to combat food fraud Thursday, 14 March 2019
February 2019
GC and IFST publish Information Statement on dietary fibre Thursday, 14 February 2019
May 2017
GC team delivers successful annual postgraduate training course Wednesday, 17 May 2017
Government Chemist hosts international food allergy meeting Wednesday, 17 May 2017
April 2017
GC function explained at lunchtime lecture for European Commission Tuesday, 18 April 2017
GC team verifies sampling procedure to detect carcinogenic toxins Thursday, 13 April 2017
Review of methods for coffee bean authenticity testing Friday, 07 April 2017
CEN updates affecting chemical measurements March 2017 Wednesday, 05 April 2017
February 2017
GC collaborates in research about dangers in food supplements Monday, 13 February 2017
GC offers RSC-approved postgraduate course Thursday, 09 February 2017
GC represented at international event on food fraud and food allergy Friday, 03 February 2017
December 2016
CEN updates: information affecting chemical measurements Dec 2016 Thursday, 22 December 2016
November 2016
Pioneering DNA allergen work highlighted by FSA Chief Scientist Wednesday, 09 November 2016
Detection of allergens and nut materials in herbs and spices Monday, 07 November 2016
September 2016
EU Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulation Updated Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Waste water and gas treatment: new best available techniques published Wednesday, 21 September 2016
Government Chemist contributing to online seminar on food safety Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Use of hazardous substances in electronic equipment restricted Wednesday, 14 September 2016
EU Cosmetic Products Regulation Updated Wednesday, 07 September 2016
Protecting the consumer: real-time DNA detection in spices Monday, 05 September 2016
Health Claims Seminar: understanding EC regulation Thursday, 01 September 2016
July 2016
Science supporting trust in food: conference presentations Thursday, 21 July 2016
Science supporting trust in food: conference report Monday, 18 July 2016
June 2016
Science supporting trust in food: book by Friday Monday, 13 June 2016
Government Chemist represented at allergen management workshop Monday, 13 June 2016
May 2016
Government Chemist contributes to online seminar on food fraud Friday, 20 May 2016
Science supporting trust in food: final conference programme Friday, 06 May 2016
Illegal dyes in food and spices: screening method for 19 dyes Tuesday, 03 May 2016
Imaging techniques to identify food adulteration: proof of concept using pa… Tuesday, 03 May 2016
April 2016
Strategy to address gaps in food allergen analysis needed Wednesday, 27 April 2016
CEN updates: information affecting chemical measurements Apr 2016 Wednesday, 13 April 2016
Food enforcement postgraduate training receives RSC approval Wednesday, 13 April 2016
March 2016
Government Chemist represented at Food Law in Practice Conference Thursday, 31 March 2016
Government Chemist represented at 2016 Codex meeting in Budapest Monday, 21 March 2016
Science supporting trust in food: conference programme announced Tuesday, 15 March 2016
Food examination and analysis: annual residential course Friday, 11 March 2016
New methods for multi-component substances under REACH published Wednesday, 02 March 2016
February 2016
CEN updates: information affecting chemical measurements Feb 2016 Friday, 26 February 2016
Biocides approvals withdrawn Tuesday, 09 February 2016
January 2016
Government Chemist Conference 2016 Tuesday, 26 January 2016
OECD Classification of hydrocarbon mixtures Tuesday, 26 January 2016
CEN updates: information affecting chemical measurements Tuesday, 05 January 2016
December 2015
New EU Regulation on Hazardous Chemicals Tuesday, 15 December 2015
CEN Updates September/October 2015 Tuesday, 15 December 2015
November 2015
Paprika referee sample: Further testing identifies almond present Thursday, 12 November 2015
September 2015
European Court of Justice ruling on SVHCs in articles Monday, 21 September 2015
CEN Updates July/August 2015 Wednesday, 09 September 2015
Priority substance list extended by amendment to Water Regulation Wednesday, 09 September 2015
EU Cosmetic Regulation Updated Tuesday, 08 September 2015
Nonylphenol ethoxylates to be banned in imported clothing and textiles Tuesday, 08 September 2015
August 2015
European Commission Publishes candidate compounds for Watch List under Wate… Wednesday, 26 August 2015
July 2015
Nanomaterial definition: final European Commission report Thursday, 16 July 2015
Government Chemist staff behind Virtual Food Authenticity Network Wednesday, 15 July 2015
Safety-in-use of methylisothiazolinone in cosmetic products Wednesday, 15 July 2015
CEN update June 2015: information affecting chemical measurements Thursday, 02 July 2015
June 2015
Landfill tax assessment: new 'loss on ignition' test Monday, 29 June 2015
Cumin analysis: DNA test for mahaleb developed Monday, 29 June 2015
Amendment to ecological criteria for paints and varnishes Thursday, 18 June 2015
Restricted substances in electrical and electronic equipment Wednesday, 17 June 2015
CEN update: information affecting chemical measurements Monday, 15 June 2015
May 2015
Presentation slides: Chemistry safeguarding our food Thursday, 14 May 2015
April 2015
Trainee public analysts attend food examination training Thursday, 30 April 2015
Food Safety eSeminar: hear from Government Chemist consultant Tuesday, 14 April 2015
March 2015
Analysis and examination of foods: a residential course Thursday, 26 March 2015
Chemical regulations seminar: presentation slides Thursday, 26 March 2015
Presentation videos: Government Chemist conference 2014 Friday, 06 March 2015
February 2015
Chemical regulation seminar: book by 2 March Wednesday, 11 February 2015
December 2014
2014 Government Chemist conference report and presentations Monday, 01 December 2014
November 2014
Book by Friday for 'Beating the cheats' food fraud conference Tuesday, 11 November 2014
October 2014
Beating the cheats: one week to go for early bird booking Thursday, 16 October 2014
Beating the cheats: conference programme announced Thursday, 02 October 2014
September 2014
Chemical regulation seminar: measurement and enforcement issues Tuesday, 16 September 2014
Government Chemist analysts discuss science of food safety Monday, 15 September 2014
Food allergen: challenges and developments Monday, 15 September 2014
July 2014
Government Chemist Conference 2014 Monday, 28 July 2014
June 2014
Government Chemist supports food authenticity testing Monday, 09 June 2014
May 2014
Food and feed analysis training for public analysts Tuesday, 06 May 2014
March 2014
Government Chemist represented at Codex meeting in Budapest Friday, 07 March 2014
February 2014
Food crime court experts trained Saturday, 15 February 2014
November 2013
DNA in food and forensics Thursday, 07 November 2013