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'.
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Department of Health: Advisory Committee on Irradiated and Novel Foods: Minutes and...
Catalogue reference: JA 612
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JA 612
This series contains files relating to the Advisory Committee on Irradiated and Novel Foods (ACINF): papers and minutes of meetings
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- JA 612
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Health: Advisory Committee on Irradiated and Novel Foods: Minutes and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1980-2004
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains files relating to the Advisory Committee on Irradiated and Novel Foods (ACINF): papers and minutes of meetings
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This file series is arranged in file reference order (within each transfer).
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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)
- PF prefix
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- 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)
- 107 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 2019 Department of Health and Social Care
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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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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Prefix in use by File Office 131 in 1994. There is no record of the prefix closure
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP) is a non-statutory, independent body of scientific experts, consumer representatives and an ethicist that advises the Food Standards Agency on any matters relating to novel foods (including genetically modified foods) and novel processes (such as food irradiation). It is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Food Standards Agency
The primary role of the ACNFP is the safety assessment of notifications of traditional novel foods under regulation (EU) 2015/2283. The committee has published an annual report at least since 1989.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16855806/
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Department of Health: Advisory Committee on Irradiated and Novel Foods: Minutes and Papers
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