The Government Chemist team run a very well received workshop providing practical knowledge for assessing the conformity of confectionery items known as jelly mini-cups on 13 March 2019.
The workshop was attended by 22 delegates representing enforcement offices (Trading Standard Officers and Environmental Health Officers), Public Analysts and traders. The workshop included talks by Selvarani Elahi, Michael Walker and Ian Axford (expert in Consumer Safety Regulation) and practical sessions in the laboratory. There was a good deal of exchange of information and opinion and the feedback was very positive.
The event helped clarify the thinking about emerging 'borderline compliant' products appearing on the market and enhanced significantly the consistency with which this choking hazard will be regulated in the future.
Presentation for the workshop are linked below:
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