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