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Worcestershire Scientific Services Official Opening

The new laboratory for Worcestershire Scientific Services was officially opened on Wednesday 31st March 2010. The service had recently relocated from Stourport to purpose-built modern facilities in Worcester.

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FSA Review a displacement activity?

APA President, Duncan Campbell, believes that reviewing the Food Safety (Sampling & Qualifications) Regulations 1990 when there is unprecedented budgetary constraint and no-one really understands how our EU neighbour states organise food safety control, is merely a displacement activity and that the FSA is failing to grasp the real issues at stake.

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UK must end the postcode lottery in its food law enforcement

After receiving the “Local Hero Award 2009” of the Food Commission and Caroline Walker Trust at a ceremony in London, Dr Duncan Campbell, President of the Association of Public Analysts, has called for the introduction of a nationally-coordinated and resourced food law enforcement service.

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Which? invites APA to talks about Food Fraud

On 25th September, 2009 APA President, Alan Richards along with colleagues from the Public Analyst laboratories in Worcester, Dundee and West Yorkshire, attended what proved to be a lively, informative and very useful meeting with Sue Davies, Chief Policy Adviser for Which?.  For more information Click here.

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