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UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has published the UK Food Security Report 2024
We resolve scientific disputes mainly in the food and feed sectors, give advice to regulators and industry, and carry out research. Government Chemist is part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology .
Government Chemist Conference - Safe food for tomorrow’s world: evidence-based measurement solutions for responsible regulation (recordings available below)
This is the quarterly report of updates to UK legislation in food and feed and related scientific and regulatory issues from January to March 2026.
UK Government responds to expert committee recommendations on consumer CBD products.
A new reporting tool is available for reporting cases of food allergy, intolerance or coeliac disease
A study investigating awareness of coeliac disease and the gluten status of ‘gluten-free’ food from catering outlets in Ireland.
An e-seminar produced as part of the Joint Knowledge Transfer Framework for Food Standards and Food Safety Analysis
Collection of training e-seminars and knowledge resources produced by the Government Chemist team
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