The Association of Public Analysts (APA) is a UK professional association for

public analyst Public Analysts are scientists in the British Isles whose principal task is to ensure the safety and correct description of food by testing for compliance with legislation. Most Public Analysts are also Agricultural Analysts who carry out similar w ...

s. It was founded in 1954, although an earlier body, the Society of Public Analysts, was founded in 1874, became the

Society for Analytical Chemistry The Society of Public Analysts was formed in the United Kingdom in 1874 and subsequently became the Society for Analytical Chemistry. It was incorporated in 1907. The chemical industry had grown rapidly in the 19th century, and developments in the ...

, and was one of the bodies which merged to form the

Royal Society of Chemistry The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is a learned society and professional association in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemistry, chemical sciences". It was formed in 1980 from the amalgamation of the Chemical Society, the ...

in 1980. Through its activities it seeks to serve the public by using analytical chemistry to addressing a wide range of issues including not only the adulteration and contamination of food, drugs and other commercial products but also to aid in their accurate description. the APA president is Jane White. It publishes the ''Journal of the Association of Public Analysts'' (''JAPA''), which appeared in print from 1963 to 1997, volumes 1-33 (), and was then relaunched as an online journal from volume 34, 2006 ().

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*{{official website, http://www.publicanalyst.com/ Environmental chemistry Food scientists Public health in the United Kingdom Food safety