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News story GC CONTRIBUTES TO SPECIAL EDITION OF INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL The Government Chemist has been invited to contribute to a special edition on food allergen analysis in the highly
respected Journal of the AOAC INTERNATIONAL AOAC INTERNATIONAL (formerly Association of Official Analytical Chemists) is a not-for-profit association founded in 1884 as a forum for
microbiological and chemical standard methods used globally to promote trade and to facilitate public health and safety. A special edition of the Journal of the AOAC INTERNATIONAL on food
allergens has been guest edited by Bert Popping and Carmen Diaz-Amigo and contains three papers from the Government Chemist. Michael Walker, Malcolm Burns and colleagues describe the science
behind the ground breaking analysis for allergens by ELISA, molecular biology, and protein mass spectrometry during the investigation of the almond and mahaleb incidents in 2015. Michael
and co-authors Hazel Gowland and John Points discuss managing food allergens in the UK retail supply chain in a second paper. Milena Quaglia, Kate Groves and Adam Cryar assess recovery of
food allergens from solid processed matrices applying SI (International System of Units)-traceable quantified milk protein solutions and a novel extraction method in a third paper. The
special edition spans the globe with contributions from five continents on topics as diverse as food allergen labelling and regulation, quantitative ELISA, targeted and novel mass
spectrometry approaches to allergen analysis and analytical devices for use by consumers. The edition is open access and available on the J AOAC International website. SHARE THIS PAGE The
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