Corporate report

Government Chemist: annual review, 2012

Referee casework, research projects and advisory work carried out by the Government Chemist team.

From:
Government Chemist, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, and Food Standards Agency
Published
15 May 2013
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Documents

Government Chemist Annual Review 2012

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Details

This document provides highlights from the referee cases, advisory work and research carried out during the year, including:

  • referee analysis on the migration of formaldehyde from melamine kitchenware and allegations of genetically modified organisms in rice
  • the need for regulatory and scientific assessment of products containing nanomaterials
  • the development of robust measurement methods for the accurate quantification of allergenic proteins in food
Published 15 May 2013