Record revealed
The first American invention to obtain an English patent
These intricate 1716 drawings were submitted by Sybilla Masters in the final stage of securing a patent for machinery for 'cleaning and curing Indian corn'.
Series
Department of Health: Hazards from Chemicals in Food: Department of Health and Social...
Catalogue reference: JA 438
What's it about?
JA 438
This series contains the files relating to the Department's work on assessing risks to health related to hazards from chemicals in food, consumer products and the environment. It includes papers from the Committee on the Medical Aspects of...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- JA 438
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Health: Hazards from Chemicals in Food: Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS) Committees: Registered Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1977-2004
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains the files relating to the Department's work on assessing risks to health related to hazards from chemicals in food, consumer products and the environment. It includes papers from the Committee on the Medical Aspects of Chemicals in Food and the Environment (COMA); Food Additives and Contaminants Committee (FACC) and the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food (TOC)
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The series is arranged in file reference order (within each transfer)
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Previous files and volumes in TNA File Office A: MH 148
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- AAZ, CON and CWG prefixes
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department of Health, 1988-1988
- Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-1988
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 912 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2017 Department of Health
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Food and drink
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15013097/
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: JA
Records created or inherited by the Department of Health (1988-)
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Department of Health: Hazards from Chemicals in Food: Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS) Committees: Registered Files
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