 In the mid 1980s there were some 40 Public Analyst Laboratories in the UK with over 100 appointed Public Analysts.By 1993 that had reduced to 34 Laboratories and around 80 Public Analysts, and by 2010 the number of Public Analyst Laboratories in the UK had reduced to 22 with only about 26 Public Analysts.Enforcement of food law in the UK is by local authorities, principally their environmental health officers and trading standards officers.