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Science at the heart of the fight against food crime
09 October 2014
In the wake of a number of UK food scandals, most notably the horse meat controversy, Professor Chris Elliott, director of the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen's University Belfast , was commissioned by the UK Secretaries of State for Health and Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to identify how the issue of food adulteration could be better tackled, with the aim of restoring consumer confidence and strengthening support and regulation of the UK food industry.
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Tests by Kent PA Lab lead to first successful horse meat prosecution in UK
05 October 2014
A food import company has been fined £5,000 after Kent Scientific Services analysts found that sausagemeat supposed to be pork contained nearly 50% horsemeat.
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Elliott Review – Final Report Published
04 September 2014
The long awaited Elliot Review Final Report has been published.
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Death of David Tame
02 September 2014
The APA is sad to hear that retired Public Analyst Dave Tame had passed away aged 93 with his funeral having taken place on the 22nd of August.
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Contaminants in E Cigarettes
01 September 2014
Public Analyst Chris Hunt contributed to the North East and Cumbria’s edition of Inside Out on BBC 1 on the 1st September. Chris carried out the analysis on some E-cigarette liquids purchased in Gateshead in June of this year. Three of the four samples were free from contaminants, but one contained a low level of diacetyl.
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MTD on BBC
01 September 2014
John Robinson, Public Analyst, of Minton Treharne & Davies (MTD) was interviewed live this morning on BBC Radio Wales for Good Morning Wales.
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