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"You are what you eat...but what are you (we) actually eating?"

LGC, in its role as Government Chemist acts as impartial referee for disputes over suspected food adulteration. Through independent analysis, the ‘Government Chemist function’ enables consumer confidence in food safety

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Started by Savvas Xystouris

1 Reply · Reply by Roger Wood Sep 27, 2016

Query from Julia Barker, Aldi Stores on the Adulteration of Cocoa Butter

Julia has sent a query to the website about the adulteration of cocoa butter. Can anyone help to answer the following questions.

Which products this issue would be likely to affect? Any high risk ingredients and countries of origin of supply?

Started by Mark Woolfe

1 Reply · Reply by Savvas Xystouris Sep 26, 2016

CEN and Food/Feed Authenticity

I am sure that you will have seen the attached (the BSI versions have been extensively circulated in the food and feed sectors) but just in case not I attach here.

In my opinion this just emphasises the importance of BSI/CEN, particularly post-Bre

Started by Roger Wood

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The adulteration of food: setting thresholds for action and reporting

Hi All

You will have seen the attached FSA/FSS Consultation (see:

http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/help-shape-our-policies/adulteration-of-food) and attached document.

I am a little confused now between the relative roles of Defra (which is not

Started by Roger Wood

3 Replies · Reply by Selvarani Elahi Jul 14, 2016

Daily Mail Article on the FSA Food Crime Unit

Hi All

Those who pick up the Daily Mail may have seen:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3520918/Not-single-prosecution-Half-baked-results-taxpayer-funded-food-crime-unit-launched-horse-meat-scandal.html

Someone pointed it out to me. All good jou

Started by Roger Wood

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CEN Authenticity Activities

Hi All

To update, you will be interested to see the attached. This is the current outcome from the circulation of the CEN questionnaire on authenticity. I received no useable responses to my news item. As a result BSI abstained from responding.

Started by Roger Wood

1 Reply · Reply by Selvarani Elahi Mar 23, 2016

Useful paper on methods for food authenticity testing

A useful general review on methods for food authenticity was published in 2010. The review highlights the practical challenges faced in developing authenticity methods, and focuses on the techniques that have been the most successful (stable isotope

Started by S Ellison

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"You are what you eat...but what are you (we) actually eating?"

Query from Julia Barker, Aldi Stores on the Adulteration of Cocoa Butter

CEN and Food/Feed Authenticity

The adulteration of food: setting thresholds for action and reporting

Daily Mail Article on the FSA Food Crime Unit

CEN Authenticity Activities

Useful paper on methods for food authenticity testing

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