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The payment claim deadline for Countryside Stewardship customers is being extended to 15 June 2018

Standards published by the CEN from February to March 2018, some of which are relevant to chemical measurement in support of food and animal feed regulation.

Further restrictions on neonicotinoid pesticides have been approved following a vote in the European Commission.

The programme of speakers at the 2018 Government Chemist conference is now available

By strengthening ties with the sector, and hearing directly from producers, the UK Government is determined to champion the industry and back Scotch’s continuing global success story

Defra champions farm to fork traceability through new Livestock Information Service

First of a new series of government-funded events, this workshop focused on practical aspects of the application of multiple analytical techniques to detect allergens

Standards published by CEN, during the period December 2017 to January 2018, some of which are relevant to chemical measurement in support of regulation

The UK and China recently held a joint-workshop in South Africa to pass on best practice in the fight against illegal wildlife crime across national borders.

British lamb will soon be back on the menu in Saudi Arabia as part of a revitalised market agreement worth an estimated £25 million over the next five years.

CCTV to become mandatory in all slaughterhouses in England under new legislation laid in Parliament

The Government Chemist biennial conference will take place on 13-14 June at BMA House in Central London

The GC Programme organises an annual, fully residential week-long postgraduate course on the analysis and examination of food and feed.

Overseas sales of UK food and drink continued to soar last year, with record exports of over £22 billion in 2017

Agreements are offered to 37 farming groups new to the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund.

A ban on third party puppy sales will be explored as part of a package of animal welfare reforms

Government departments across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland test foot and mouth disease contingency plans in Exercise Blackthorn

The UK Government Chemist team contributed to discussions at technical round table on honey authentication at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre

A new £60m grants scheme where farmers can bid for cash to buy new farm equipment has been announced today by Farming Minister George Eustice.

Welfare codes for pigs, laying hens, and meat chickens are being updated as part of a programme of reforms to safeguard and enhance the welfare of animals

Legal requirement for all bird keepers in England to follow strict biosecurity measures.

Bird flu confirmed in wild birds in the UK for first time this winter

The GC team, with collaborators at FSA and FSS, will be delivering a workshop on detection of allergen in spices by complementary analytical techniques on 28 February 2018

Secretary of State Michael Gove sets out his vision on the future of our farming industry at the Oxford Farming Conference 2018

Standards published by CEN, during the period September to November 2017, some of which are relevant to chemical measurement in support of regulation.

A Leeds based independent retailer has been ordered to pay over £5,000 for selling rotten fruit in his store.

Michael Walker represented the Government Chemist at the annual conference of the Association of Public Analysts, APA, in October 2017

The Government Chemist has been invited to contribute to a special edition on food allergen analysis in the highly respected journal of the AOAC INTERNATIONAL