Food Standards Agency’s

• Food we can trust - making it happen: Address to the Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum 7th July 2020
  Transcript of FSA Chief Executive Emily Miles' address to the Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum.
• FSA in Wales publishes its Annual Report and Accounts for 2019/20 2nd July 2020
  The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has today published its Wales Annual Report and Accounts for the past financial year. The report covers our performance and activities in 2019/20 across England, Wales and Northern Ireland at a net cost of £112.6 million.
• FSA in Northern Ireland publishes its Annual Report and Accounts for 2019/20 2nd July 2020
  The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has today published its Northern Ireland Annual Report and Accounts for the past financial year. The report covers our performance and activities in 2019/20 across England, Wales and Northern Ireland at a net cost of £112.6 million.
• Food Standards Agency blog launches 29th June 2020
  Today we have launched the official Food Standards Agency blog
• Insufficient evidence for vitamin D preventing or treating acute respiratory tract infections 29th June 2020
  The Scientific Advisory Commission on Nutrition (SACN) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) today published their rapid reviews exploring the role of Vitamin D supplementation in reducing the risk of Acute Respiratory Tract Infections (ARTIs) and the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.
• Covid-19 Consumer Tracker waves one and two report published 24th June 2020
  The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has today published the findings for waves one and two of the Covid-19 Consumer Tracker.
• FSA Board pays tribute to food and feed industries for ‘an outstanding job in keeping food on the shelves’ 19th June 2020
  The COVID-19 pandemic was one of the main topics of discussion as the Food Standards Agency (FSA) Board met this week for the first time since 11 March.
• FSA publishes updated allergen guidance to reflect changes to labelling laws 18th June 2020
  Updated technical guidance follows changes to food allergen labelling which come into effect from October 2021
• Dr Ruth Hussey is appointed Food Standards Agency Deputy Chair 18th June 2020
  The Secretary of State for Health has announced the appointment of Dr Ruth Hussey CB, OBE, DL as Deputy Chair of the Food Standards Agency. Her appointment begins on 1 July for three years.
• FSA outlines role of science in protecting consumers’ interests post-EU transition 17th June 2020
  Professor Guy Poppy, our outgoing Chief Scientific Adviser has today published his final CSA report focusing on the role of science and evidence in our risk analysis process.

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