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ANALYSIS AND EXAMINATION OF FOODS 2018 UNIVERSITY OF READING
05 February 2018
The Government Chemist Programme in LGC organises an annual fully residential week long postgraduate course on the work of the Public Analyst. The course, over a two year cycle, offers a distinctive learning experience, validated by active practitioners in the APA Training Committee
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APA President Speaks To Birmingham University MSc Students
30 January 2018
APA President Jon Griffin recently gave a talk to MSc students at the University of Birmingham who were following a course in Food Safety, Hygiene and Management. The talk was titled “Food Fraud-Is there a test for that” and was part of a themed week of lectures from speakers outside the faculty covering food fraud.
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APA Conference 2018
29 January 2018
This year's APA Conference will be held in the Marriott Hotel, Mill Lane, Cardiff. The theme of the conference and further details will be announced later in the year.
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FSA Board Latest
07 December 2017
FSA Board Latest The FSA board have made the following announcement. “A review of the official controls laboratory provision now a priority, impacting regulatory reform, our plans for exiting the EU, and our direction on surveillance”.
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Review of Official Control Laboratory System - Food Standards Agency Board to be asked to comment
06 December 2017
In item 6 of a paper to go to a meeting of the FSA Board on 6th December Steve Wearne (Director of Policy & Science Group) notes that there has never been a formal external review of the UK official control laboratory system in its entirety and that there is no longer a clear demarcation between the current official control disciplines.
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Landmark Health Claims Prosecution
24 November 2017
Heavy penalty after Public Analysts highlight 149 illegal claims. In October this year the company Well-Beeing UK Limited and its sole director Mr Paul Southern pleaded guilty to nine offences under the Nutrition and Health Claim Regulations in relation to the sale of Royal Jelly in a prosecution taken by Trafford Council backed by Public Analysts in Staffordshire and Lancashire. The prosecution is thought to the first of its kind in Europe. Mr Southern received a sentence of 8 months custody suspended for 12 months, plus 250 hours community service for offences. He was also fined £300 fine per offence (£2700) for the Company. Trafford were awarded £800 costs.
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