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RSC Big Bang Fair in Coventry
01 July 2015
Emma Downie of Public Analyst Scientific Services helped with the Royal Society of Chemistry’s efforts to engage young people at the Big Bang Young Scientists and Engineers Fair in Birmingham in June.The Big Bang is a UK-wide programme to bring science and engineering to life for young people.
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Rip Off Britain team visit Staffordshire Public Analyst's Laboratory
17 June 2015
Julia Somerville visited the Staffordshire Laboratory on 11th June for the BBC programme Rip Off Britain. The programme makers were interested in looking at cosmetics that were fake versions of proprietary brands and contained high levels of contaminant metals.
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Bootleg Booze - How chemists detect dodgy drinks
30 May 2015
APA President Liz Moran has collaborated with Chemistry World to make a short video explaining how chemists test alcoholic drinks to ensure authenticity.
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Sudan Surfaces Ten Years On
21 May 2015
The dye Sudan I came to public attention in 2003 when it was discovered in batches of Chili Powder. Its presence in a batch of Worchester Sauce which was used as an ingredient in many ready-meals lead to large scale product recalls in 2005. More than decade on chili powder containing 1,500 mg/kg of Sudan I and 460 mg/kg of Sudan IV was found on sale.
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A Matter of Loaf and Death?
06 May 2015
Public Analyst Dr Duncan Campbell talks to historian Ruth Goodman about bread adulteration in Victorian Britain in the first of three documentary programmes to be broadcast on the BBC on the 5th May at 8pm. .
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency Rescinds Food Recall Warnings for Almond in Cumin
05 May 2015
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is advising the public that there is no longer evidence to indicate that the cumin and cumin-containing products described below contain almond. Consequently, based on the information presently available, there is no evidence that these products could pose a risk to individuals allergic to almond.
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