Food Standards Agency’s

• FSA Board to discuss future direction of regulation for food and feed 13th May 2021
  Board meeting will take place on Wednesday 26 May 2021
• Dr Ruth Hussey is appointed interim Chair for a further two months 4th May 2021
  Dr Ruth Hussey CB OBE DL has been appointed as interim Chair of the Food Standards Agency for a further two months from 1 May 2021 until 30 June 2021, to allow time for the Chair recruitment to conclude.
• Preferred candidate for FSA Chair named 22nd April 2021
  Professor Susan Jebb has been named as the Government’s preferred candidate for the post of Chair of the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
• Update for businesses on CBD novel food applications 19th April 2021
  The FSA has issued a provisional list of CBD products on sale in England and Wales that can remain on the market because an application for safety assessment has been submitted to the FSA. These applications are making initial progress through the novel foods authorisation process and can therefore remain on sale until a decision […]
• Website feedback survey 2021 23rd March 2021
  We've launched our annual survey to learn more about how useful you find our website
• The FSA reveals that 50% of adults do not always check the use-by date on their food putting themselves and family at risk 22nd March 2021
  The Food Standards Agency (FSA) new snapshot poll of 2,132 adults aged 16-75 in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland reveals half of adults do not always check the use-by date on their food before eating it.
• Science Council launch consultation on standards for third party evidence 22nd March 2021
  The FSA’s independent Science Council are holding a consultation on their draft principles and guidelines outlining the standards expected when uncommissioned evidence is received by the FSA outside of our standard processes.
• UK food businesses report improved practices in allergen management and better safety for food hypersensitive consumers 22nd March 2021
  New research from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has found that food businesses’ handling of allergens has significantly improved since new regulations came into force in 2014. The regulations make it mandatory to provide information to consumers about the presence of 14 allergenic ingredients in food.
• First report from new Food and You 2 survey published 18th March 2021
  Today, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published the findings from Food and You 2: Wave 1, our new more frequent and flexible flagship consumer survey.
• FSA in Wales recognised with Gold FairPlay Employer Award 17th March 2021
  The Food Standards Agency in Wales becomes the first employer in Wales to receive the Gold FairPlay Employer Award for their commitment to gender equality and inclusion in the workplace.

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