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  • APA President to speak at Government Chemist Conference


    APA President Jon Griffin will be one of the guest speakers at the 2016 Government Chemist Conference in London on 21-22 June.

    The conference,  to discuss the role of science in supporting trust, integrity and authenticity in the food chain is a biennial two-day conference, organised by the Government Chemist, bringing together scientists, regulators, enforcement agencies, industry and policy makers to discuss food fraud, authenticity and safety.

    The conference will include presentations on:

    the Food Authenticity Network
    the role of the UK customs laboratory in combating food and consumer goods fraud
    referee case outcomes
    DNA sequencing for food authentication
    allergen detection and management
    the National Food Crime Unit

    For full details and booking information follow the link to the Government Chemist website.

    https://www.gov.uk/government/news/science-supporting-trust-in-food-conference-programme-announced