News - Project funds research and development of novel reference materials to serve clinical diagnostics
16 June 2014News - DNA and RNA extraction services will complement existing genotyping service and allow improved R&D support to North American researchers.
15 January 2013News - The three day event was attended by over 30 experts representing 19 EU member states and other countries as far afield as Mexico, Ecuador and Brazil
13 July 2017News - The article covers our leading government research in developing and validating methods and approaches for food authenticity, adulteration, quality and safety testing
22 December 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 - 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 - 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 - Will also be listed on Defra-initiated virtual food authenticity network
17 February 2016News - 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 2016News - Seven more Australian soldiers fallen at the Battle of Fromelles in July 1916 have been formally identified, the Australian Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester announced earlier this week
29 March 2019