Food Standards Agency’s

• FSA flagship survey reveals how we all eat today 10th August 2022
  Research published today by the Food Standards Agency indicates that the top three food-related concerns amongst consumers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are food waste, the amount of sugar in food, and animal welfare, with over half of respondents reporting that they are concerned about each of these issues.
• New appointments to the FSA Board 26th July 2022
  The Food Standards Agency has announced two new appointments to its Board. Hayley Campbell-Gibbons and Dr Justin Varney will serve three years, commencing 1 September 2022.
• FSA publishes refreshed Wild Game Guidance 25th July 2022
  The Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) Wild Game Guidance has been revised following public consultation and a need to provide clarification on retained EU regulations.
• Consultation launched to bring clarity to British edible insect industry 13th July 2022
  Plans set out to enable edible insects to remain on the market while they go through the Novel Foods authorisation process
• Open Meeting of Welsh Food Advisory Committee – 14 July 2022 12th July 2022
  The Welsh Food Advisory Committee of the Food Standards Agency is holding its next hybrid open meeting in Cardiff and on Microsoft Teams on Thursday 14 July 2022. This will be a themed meeting focussing on precision breeding.
• Food Standards Agency Chair expresses condolences on death of Sir Colin Blakemore 1st July 2022
  FSA Chair, Professor Susan Jebb, expresses her condolences on the recent death of Professor Sir Colin Blakemore.
• Food Standards Agency publishes updated public list of CBD products 29th June 2022
  The FSA is today (30 June 2022) updating its public list of CBD products that can be marketed in England and Wales. These are products that are linked to a credible application submitted for authorisation to the FSA, and are not new to the market.
• Inaugural report on UK food standards cautions of challenges ahead 27th June 2022
  FSA & FSS launch major evidence-led review of the UK food system
• FSA consults about supply of Qurbani meat and offal during Eid al-Adha 20th June 2022
  The Food Standards Agency (FSA) today published a consultation on whether changes should be introduced to the chilling requirements of Qurbani meat and offal supplied from slaughterhouses in England and Wales during the period of Eid al-Adha.
• Summary of discussions at FSA Board meeting 15 June 2022 17th June 2022
  The FSA met this week in Newcastle and discussed the challenges many people are facing from the effects of rising food prices and the impact on food supply caused by the war in Ukraine.

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