2018 - Events - FoodAuthenticity
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2018 Government Chemist Conference, Food chain resilience in a changing world: 13 - 14 June at BMA House, London
https://www.foodauthenticity.global/events/2018-government-chemist-conference-food-chain-resilience-in-a-cha
2018-05-24T13:58:49.000Z
2018-05-24T13:58:49.000Z
Selvarani Elahi
https://www.foodauthenticity.global/members/SelvaraniElahi869
<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/125320913?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p align="left"><span style="font-size: medium;">The role of the Government Chemist is over 100 years old, and has witnessed staggering change in the provision of safe food and drink to the public. The constant factor in its long history has been the use of sound science to respond to challenges in an assured and effective way.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">At this event, participants will learn about how the Government Chemist and stakeholders make use of scientific progress and evidence based decisions to ensure the safety and authenticity of the food we eat, in an ever-evolving landscape.</span></p>
<p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Conference programme</strong></span></p>
<p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The programme includes speakers from Food Standards Agency, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Food Standards Scotland, Association of Public Analysts, Joint Research Centre, Public Health England, LGC and include presentations on:</span></p>
<p align="left"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #365f92; font-family: Symbol; font-size: medium;" xml:lang="ZH-TW"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Global food fraud challenges and mitigation tools available</span></p>
<p align="left"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #365f92; font-family: Symbol; font-size: medium;" xml:lang="ZH-TW"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Referee case outcomes</span></p>
<p align="left"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #365f92; font-family: Symbol; font-size: medium;" xml:lang="ZH-TW"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Regulating our future</span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">–</span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">UK plans to improve food controls</span></p>
<p align="left"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #365f92; font-family: Symbol; font-size: medium;" xml:lang="ZH-TW"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Genetics of obesity</span></p>
<p align="left"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #365f92; font-family: Symbol; font-size: medium;" xml:lang="ZH-TW"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Methods for antimicrobial resistance</span></p>
<p align="left"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #365f92; font-family: Symbol; font-size: medium;" xml:lang="ZH-TW"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Use of marker assisted breeding to improve crop resilience </span></p>
<p align="left"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #365f92; font-family: Symbol; font-size: medium;" xml:lang="ZH-TW"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">The role of public analysts in ensuring food </span></p>
<p align="left"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #365f92; font-family: Symbol; font-size: medium;" xml:lang="ZH-TW"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Harmonisation of meat speciation testing</span></p>
<p align="left"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #365f92; font-family: Symbol; font-size: medium;" xml:lang="ZH-TW"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">UK wide and international perspectives on fighting challenges to food chain resilience</span></p>
<p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Who should attend?</strong></span></p>
<p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The conference will be of interest to anyone involved in ensuring the safety, quality and authenticity of food and animal feeds:</span></p>
<p align="left"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #365f92; font-family: Symbol; font-size: medium;" xml:lang="ZH-TW"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Food and feed industry</span></p>
<p align="left"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #365f92; font-family: Symbol; font-size: medium;" xml:lang="ZH-TW"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Government</span></p>
<p align="left"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #365f92; font-family: Symbol; font-size: medium;" xml:lang="ZH-TW"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Food retailers</span></p>
<p align="left"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #365f92; font-family: Symbol; font-size: medium;" xml:lang="ZH-TW"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Consumer groups</span></p>
<p align="left"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #365f92; font-family: Symbol; font-size: medium;" xml:lang="ZH-TW"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Public analysts</span></p>
<p align="left"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #365f92; font-family: Symbol; font-size: medium;" xml:lang="ZH-TW"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Food scientists</span></p>
<p align="left"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #365f92; font-family: Symbol; font-size: medium;" xml:lang="ZH-TW"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Trading Standards Officers</span></p>
<p align="left"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #365f92; font-family: Symbol; font-size: medium;" xml:lang="ZH-TW"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Environmental Health Officers</span></p>
<p align="left"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #365f92; font-family: Symbol; font-size: medium;" xml:lang="ZH-TW"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Academics and the research community</span></p>
<p align="left"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #365f92; font-family: Symbol; font-size: medium;" xml:lang="ZH-TW"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Journalists</span></p>
<p><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #365f92; font-family: Symbol; font-size: medium;" xml:lang="ZH-TW"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Scientific equipment manufacturers</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Book your place <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/food-chain-resilience-in-a-changing-world-2018-conference-programme" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</span></p>
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