APA News
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John Waller joins Public Analyst Scientific Services
02 May 2012
Public Analyst Scientific Services are pleased to announce that John Waller joined the company on 23rd April 2012.
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2012 Conference Venue Secured
27 April 2012
The 2012 Conference will be held on the 18th and 19th October at The Roxburghe Hotel, Edinburgh.
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Honorary Member Receives AOAC Top Scientific Honour
23 April 2012
Dr Roger Wood OBE, an Honorary Member of the Association Receives AOAC Top Scientific Honour
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Acrylamide and furan survey published
19 April 2012
The Food Standards Agency has published results from its latest study looking at levels of process contaminants acrylamide and furan in a range of UK foods.
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NI food standards training manual update
09 April 2012
The FSA in NI, in conjunction with district council representatives of Northern Ireland Food Liaison Group and the Public Analyst, has published Version 5 of the Food Standards Training Manual. The latest version of the manual provides updated information on food composition.
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Northern Ireland food surveillance sampling report published
09 April 2012
The Northern Ireland Strategic Committee on Food Surveillance has published its fourth report on food sampling activity in Northern Ireland. Similar to 2009, the results of sampling in 2010 indicate that there have been relatively few detections of foodborne pathogens. However, almost a third of samples taken were reported to be of microbiologically unsatisfactory quality, indicating a potential failure in hygiene practices and likely to require investigation by district councils.
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