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  • A study to show proof of principle for the detection of crop species in processed foods using PCR and a capillary electrophoresis system.

  • A scientific review of current state-of-the-art measurement techniques for measuring priority hazardous substances at low concentrations.

  • Analysis of UK court cases involving fatalities, personal injury or criminal non-compliance with food law following food allergy incidents.

  • An investigation of the effect of contact time on spike recovery of aflatoxins in peanuts, figs and chilli powder.

  • An evaluation of potential analytical methods for the determination of biotin in foods using high performance liquid chromatography.

  • The development and evaluation of a procedure for the determination of folates using high performance liquid chromatography.

  • A review of issues with nitrofuran residues in food and recommendations for how food safety enforcement officers make decisions.

  • The analysis of novel methods for accurately measuring levels of the pollutant, PBDEs, in water using real river samples.

  • An evaluation of the limits of detection of 3 methods routinely used by public analysts when testing meat samples for horse meat DNA.

  • A review of the latest allergen measurement techniques and an outline of how allergen cases are being dealt with in UK courts.

  • The quantitative determination of chromium species in water using liquid chromatography-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.

  • An evaluation of methods to characterise silica nanoparticles in complex food matrices.

  • The development of an analytical method for the determination of formaldehyde leached from melamine kitchenware.

  • How to differentiate chromium species in landfill leachate using liquid chromatography-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.

  • How DNA molecular approaches can be used to identify and detect species in herbal medicinal products.

  • This study demonstrates the successful use of the QIAxcel® system for the analysis of PCR products as part of allergen detection.

  • A review of methods available for the determination of chondroitin sulphate, which is often sold as a dietary supplement.

  • An assessment of methods to detect morpholine, a chemical emulsifier used in the process of waxing fruit, which is banned in the EU.

  • An overview of the process of animal cloning and a review of current scientific knowledge for detecting food from cloned animals.

  • An outline of a method used to analyse arsenic species in landfill leachate.