Case studies: short summaries of individual cases of food authenticity examination.
The "Allergens Roadmap", describing the decisions and actions needed to respond to a substantial case of allergen contamination. The roadmaop was presented and discussed at teh training workshop in February 2018.
11-09-2018
Spice authenticity – DNA-based approaches for the detection of adulterating nut materialTimothy Wilkes, LGC28 February 2018
Mass spectrometry - identification of protein allergen contaminantsChris Hopley, LGC28 February 2018
Allergens in spices workshop -ELISA AssaysMalvinder Singh28th February 2018
After an anonymous “tip off” a Local Authority found that raspberry sauce had been substitutedby strawberry sauce in an ice cream product. The food business disputed the officialfindings and the Government Chemist was called in to resolve the issue. This poster describes the analytical methods used to resolve the issue.
08-11-2015
A sample of fish fingers was submitted under the provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 (a “referee sample”) for determination of the amount of fish present.This poster describes the methods used to determine the amount of fish present.
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