APA News
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Lancashire County Scientific Services launches new service
10 June 2013
Lancashire County Council Scientific Services has added PAS110 analysis to the already extensive range of analytical services it offers to the waste industry. WASTE firms can now turn to a long-established local authority laboratory to certify the quality of fertiliser produced through anaerobic digestion.
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Food safety testing to be beefed-up
03 June 2013
A recent article in The Independent newspaper claims that Whitehall officials are to take a tighter grip of efforts to guarantee the “authenticity” of British food in a desperate attempt to rebuild confidence in the produce on supermarket shelves following the horsemeat crisis.
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FSA Board meeting focusses on Food Authenticity
03 June 2013
Following the recent horse meat incident an FSA Board meeting will take place in London tomorrow (4/6/13) to discuss food authenticity policy and enforcement to ensure effective consumer protection.
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Public Analyst Trainees Clear the First Hurdle
01 June 2013
All three candidates who attempted the Part A examination of the Mastership in Chemical Analysis this year have been successful. Emma Downie and Sylwester Lukasik from Public Analyst Scientific Services and Simon Cull from Staffordshire Scientific Services took the exam in April 2013.
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APA Educational Trust supports training for Official Food & Feed Labs
29 May 2013
Another successful week long course organised by the APA Educational Trust was held at Reading in April / May 2013 and attracted 14 delegates. The majority of delegates were from Public Analyst Laboratories with 1 from a commercial laboratory and 1 from LGC. The teaching consisted of a mix of lectures; laboratory practical sessions and interactive exercises.
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Goat and Turkey follow Horse
13 May 2013
Two Past Presidents were quoted in The Sunday Times on 12th May. The article highlights the discovery of widespread meat substitution against a backdrop of decreasing local authority monitoring
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