APA News
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The Truth About Alcohol
20 May 2016
A BBC programme "The Truth About Alcohol" to be broadcast at 9.00pm on Thursday 26th May will feature work carried out for the programme by the Kent Public Analyst Laboratory
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Peanut Prosecutions
18 May 2016
In the last decade it is estimated that the cases of food allergies have doubled and the number of hospitalisations caused by severe allergic reactions has increased 7-fold. From December 2014, the EU-wide legislation has required catering outlets, deli counters, bakeries and sandwich bars to provide information on allergens on the food that they sell. Public Analysts routinely test food s for a range of allergens, particularly peanut.
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Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) – The Future For DNA Analysis
14 May 2016
Public Analysts and senior staff from Public Analyst Scientific Services welcomed Dr Ilka Haase of our partner laboratory Eurofins Genomics based in Ebersberg, Germany at the Wolverhampton Laboratory for a training day for NGS.
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Rip Off Britain features Kent APA Laboratory
15 April 2016
Kent Public Analyst's Laboratory has again featured in a BBC television programme. This time, lab staff participated in part of the programme “Rip off Food” hosted by Gloria Hunniford.
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Glasgow Scientific Services win Prestigious Contract
01 April 2016
Glasgow Scientific Services has been awarded the contract to provide 24/7 emergency response and training to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. Having served the former Strathclyde Fire Service for more than 30 years, this extension to cover the entire country is a major achievement for the service and includes an annual training programme for 62 senior fire officers across the three service delivery areas.
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New Book Published about Food Fraud Forensics
25 March 2016
Bloomsbury Publishing has recently released a book about food fraud which includes an introduction by Chris Elliott.
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