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The conference will be opened by the Government Chemist, Dr Derek Craston, followed by a keynote presentation from Professor Sir Mark Walport, Government Chief Scientific Adviser, on the recently published report Forensic Science and beyond: authenticity, provenance and assurance.

The conference will include presentations on:

• the Food Authenticity Network
• the role of the UK customs laboratory in combating food and consumer goods fraud
• referee case outcomes
• DNA sequencing for food authentication
• allergen detection and management
• the National Food Crime Unit

Science supporting trust in food

21-22 June 2016The Royal Society, Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AG

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