The Joint Knowledge Transfer (KT) Framework Programme is a jointly funded cross-government (Defra/Food Standards Agency/Food Standards Scotland/Government Chemist) programme for knowledge transfer, aimed at:
•Creating better value for money by maximising resource use and delivering more sustainable and efficient approach to knowledge transfer
•Building analytical laboratory capability to respond to future food safety and fraud incidents
•Continuing to support delivery of the response to the 2014 Elliot review into the integrity and assurance of food supply networks following the 2013horse meat incident.
The report of the KT programme describes the activities undertaken during the first three-years, 2017 to 2020. The Deliverables of the programme included single day workshops, electronic seminars (e-seminars) and a set of work instructions as follows:
1. E-seminar on an introduction to designing quantitative PCR assays
2. E-seminar on an introduction to the digital polymerase chain reaction
3. E-seminar on DNA melting curve analysis
4. E-seminar on an introduction to quantitative PCR assay optimisation
5. E-seminar on Using service providers to undertake NGS analysis
6. E-seminar on an introduction to quantitative PCR assay validation
7. E-seminar on the Food allergens risk assessment, Part 1
8. E-seminar on an introduction to GMO detection
9. E-seminar on Fish speciation inclusive of the Label fish project
10. Workshop on an analytical roadmap for detecting allergens in spices
11. Workshop on the Evaluation and assessment of jelly mini-cups
The report is available here, and most of the above e-seminars and the workshop on allergens can be found by clicking the website Training tab.
