{"id":91273,"date":"2018-04-23T09:31:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T09:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=754053759b376f291711c4fdccd6c9aa"},"modified":"2018-06-06T16:19:48","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T16:19:48","slug":"news-story-food-chain-resilience-in-a-changing-world-2018-conference-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=91273","title":{"rendered":"News story: Food chain resilience in a changing world: 2018 conference programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Updated:<\/em> Programme updated with title talks<\/p>\n<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>The conference will be opened by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/john-loughhead\">Professor John Loughhead<\/a>, Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), and will focus on the challenges presented to the resilience of the food chain, in terms of food safety, security, authenticity and sustainability, especially as trading conditions and regulations evolve.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"conference-programme--day-1\">Conference programme \u2013 Day 1<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Welcome and introduction \u2013 Government Chemist<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Keynote speech: Achieving a resilient food and drink sector for the UK in uncertain times &#8211; Professor John Loughhead<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Referee cases outcomes \u2013 Michael Walker, LGC<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Application of whole genome sequencing for public health interventions around foodborne pathogens \u2013 Kathie Grant, PHE England<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Resilience through food forensics &#8211; essential post EU exit \u2013 Jon Griffin, Association of Public Analysts<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Regulating our future &#8211; modernising food regulation in the UK \u2013 Catriona Stewart, FSA<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The European Commission Knowledge Centre for Food Fraud and Quality \u2013 Franz Ultberth, JRC<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Scottish Food Crime Unit: how FSS is using science to verify the authenticity of the food chain in Scotland  \u2013 Lynsey Scullion and Duncan Smith, Food Standards Scotland<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Road map for the harmonisation of DNA testing for meat speciation \u2013 Tim Wilkes, LGC<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Novel methods to establish the origin of food &#8211; James Donarski, FERA<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"conference-programme---day-2\">Conference programme &#8211; Day 2<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Are your genes to blame when your jeans don\u2019t fit? \u2013 Giles Yeo, Cambridge University<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>How the food industry is preparing for EU exit \u2013 Helen Munday, Food and Drink Federation<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Food Safety Challenge &#8211; Hong Kong Perspective  \u2013 Tom NG, Hong Kong Government Chemist Laboratory<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>How can measurement science assist in improving the molecular detection and management of antimicrobial resistance? \u2013 Jim Huggett, LGC<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Hand That Feeds: A musical about food crime \u2013 Kate Cooper, Birmingham City Council<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Early warning systems to detect, predict and assess food fraud \u2013 Yamine Bouzembrak, RIKILT<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>How far have we come since horse-gate; global tools available to fight food fraud \u2013 Selvarani Elahi, LGC<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Accelerating rice improvement in South Asia \u2013 Katherine Steele, Bangor University<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"download-the-conference-programme-and-booking-form\">Download the conference programme and booking form<\/h3>\n<section class=\"attachment embedded\" id=\"attachment_2744825\">\n<div class=\"attachment-thumb\">\n      <a aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"thumbnail\" href=\"\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/714424\/GC_Conference_2018_-_programmeform_V8_6June.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/714424\/thumbnail_GC_Conference_2018_-_programmeform_V8_6June.pdf.png\"><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"attachment-details\">\n<h2 class=\"title\"><a aria-describedby=\"attachment-2744825-accessibility-help\" href=\"\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/714424\/GC_Conference_2018_-_programmeform_V8_6June.pdf\">Government Chemist Conference 2018 programme and booking form<\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"metadata\">\n        <span class=\"type\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>, <span class=\"file-size\">447KB<\/span>, <span class=\"page-length\">3 pages<\/span>\n    <\/p>\n<div data-module=\"toggle\" class=\"accessibility-warning\" id=\"attachment-2744825-accessibility-help\">\n<h2>This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.<br \/>\n          <a class=\"toggler\" href=\"#attachment-2744825-accessibility-request\" data-controls=\"attachment-2744825-accessibility-request\" data-expanded=\"false\">Request an accessible format.<\/a><br \/>\n        <\/h2>\n<p id=\"attachment-2744825-accessibility-request\" class=\"js-hidden\">\n          If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a<br \/>\nversion of this document in a more accessible format, please email <a href=\"mailto:government.chemist@lgcgroup.com?body=Details%20of%20document%20required%3A%0A%0A%20%20Title%3A%20Government%20Chemist%20Conference%202018%20programme%20and%20booking%20form%0A%20%20Original%20format%3A%20pdf%0A%0APlease%20tell%20us%3A%0A%0A%20%201.%20What%20makes%20this%20format%20unsuitable%20for%20you%3F%0A%20%202.%20What%20format%20you%20would%20prefer%3F%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20&amp;subject=Request%20for%20%27Government%20Chemist%20Conference%202018%20programme%20and%20booking%20form%27%20in%20an%20alternative%20format\">government.chemist@lgcgroup.com<\/a>.<br \/>\nPlease tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Get the latest updates to the programme by signing up for alerts on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/government-chemist\">Government Chemist<\/a> page or on Twitter <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/foodresilience_gc18?src=hash\">#foodresilience_gc18<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We still have some spaces at the Government Chemist Conference. 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