tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/organisations/government-chemist HM Government 2026-04-09T15:58:24Z /government/news/government-chemist-conference-23-24-june-2026-registration-open#2026-04-09T15:58:24Z 2026-04-09T15:58:24Z

Registration open for the Government Chemist Conference 2026: safe food for tomorrow's world- evidence-based measurement solutions for responsible regulation.

/government/news/understanding-honey-fraud-and-the-role-of-authenticity-testing#2026-03-27T10:41:06Z 2026-03-27T10:41:06Z

Article explores concerns over honey adulteration and the work of jointly funded Framework for interrogation of honey authenticity databases.

/government/publications/food-and-feed-law-legislation-update-december-2025#2026-03-27T10:39:50Z 2026-03-27T10:39:50Z

This is the quarterly report of updates to UK legislation in food and feed and related scientific and regulatory issues from October to December 2025.

/government/news/e-seminar-optimisation-of-quantitative-real-time-pcr-assays#2025-11-28T11:11:40Z 2025-11-28T11:11:40Z

An e-seminar produced as part of the Joint Knowledge Transfer Framework for Food Standards and Food Safety Analysis

/government/news/framework-for-interrogation-of-honey-authenticity-databases#2025-11-28T11:09:17Z 2025-11-28T11:09:17Z

A project, commissioned under Defra’s Food Authenticity Programme, to develop a practical framework for the interrogation of honey authenticity databases.

/government/publications/food-and-feed-law-legislation-update-september-2025#2025-11-28T10:30:26Z 2025-11-28T10:30:26Z

This is the quarterly report of updates to UK legislation in food and feed and related scientific and regulatory issues from June to September 2025.

/government/publications/government-chemist-review-2024#2025-11-26T00:00:00Z 2025-11-26T00:00:00Z

Referee casework, research projects, advice and impact of work carried out by the Government Chemist team during 2024.

/government/news/e-seminar-an-introduction-to-designing-quantitative-pcr-assays#2025-10-06T10:56:05Z 2025-10-06T10:56:05Z

Seminar describing the principles of and best practice guidelines for the design of qPCR assays.

/government/news/an-introduction-to-digital-pcr-dpcr-e-seminar#2025-10-06T10:55:50Z 2025-10-06T10:55:50Z

This e-seminar describes the principles behind the digital PCR technique, and gives some good practice guidelines for its use

/government/news/webinar-on-fish-speciation-for-food-authenticity#2025-10-06T10:55:36Z 2025-10-06T10:55:36Z

This webinar on fish speciation will introduce the prevalent methods used in testing laboratories in the UK and EU, and will provide a summary of their scope and limitations

/government/news/an-introduction-to-quantitative-pcr-assay-validation#2025-10-06T10:55:21Z 2025-10-06T10:55:21Z

This e-seminar will introduce the viewer to the topic of qPCR assay validation and provide best practice guidance on how to undertake the process

/government/news/e-seminar-an-introduction-to-dna-melting-curve-analysis#2025-10-06T10:55:16Z 2025-10-06T10:55:16Z

This e-seminar describes the principles and best practice guidelines for the application of the post-PCR analytical method of DNA melting curve analysis

/government/news/guidelines-for-the-characterisation-of-microplastics-with-ld-ir#2025-09-18T23:00:00Z 2025-09-18T23:00:00Z

A guide for testing laboratories on the application of Laser Direct Infrared (LD-IR) for the microplastics characterisation

/government/news/e-seminar-a-review-of-allergen-analytical-testing-methodologies#2025-08-05T08:57:13Z 2025-08-05T08:57:13Z

An e-seminar produced as part of the Joint Knowledge Transfer Framework for Food Standards and Food Safety Analysis

/government/publications/food-and-feed-law-legislation-update-june-2025#2025-07-31T08:06:26Z 2025-07-31T08:06:26Z

This is the quarterly report of updates to UK legislation in food and feed and related scientific and regulatory issues from April to June 2025.

/government/news/government-chemist-conference-2026-save-the-date#2025-07-29T14:24:08Z 2025-07-29T14:24:08Z

The Government Chemist Conference will take place on 23-24 June 2026 at Nexus, University of Leeds with remote attendance options

/government/news/e-seminar-verification-of-frozen-poultry-via-hadh#2025-06-26T11:04:43Z 2025-06-26T11:04:43Z

An e-seminar produced as part of the Joint Knowledge Transfer Framework for Food Standards and Food Safety Analysis

/government/publications/quantitative-review-of-sustainable-novel-food-production#2025-06-16T11:21:38Z 2025-06-16T11:21:38Z

Evaluation of alternative protein sources to support UK Net Zero targets, reduce food system greenhouse gases, and drive sustainable innovation.

/government/publications/food-and-feed-law-legislation-update-march-2025#2025-06-10T19:40:44Z 2025-06-10T19:40:44Z

This is the quarterly report of updates to UK legislation in food and feed and related scientific and regulatory issues from January to March 2025

/government/publications/food-and-feed-law-legislation-update-december-2024#2025-06-10T19:38:29Z 2025-06-10T19:38:29Z

This is the quarterly report of updates to UK legislation in food and feed and related scientific and regulatory issues from October to December 2024