Submit a referee sample to the Government Chemist
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Guidance for local authorities, port health authorities and food traders on how to submit a sample for referee analysis.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 4
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-17
- Category
- Safety & operations
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
Guidance for local authorities, port health authorities and food traders on how to submit a sample for referee analysis. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- Before you send a referee sample
- How much it costs
- What you need to submit a sample
- When you contact LGC
- Referee analysis samples
- Obtaining samples for analysis
- Example of referee analysis
Source and licence
Government Chemist
AttributionGovernment Chemist, ‘Submit a referee sample to the Government Chemist’ (updated 17 April 2025), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.
Version history
- v1.017/09/2026