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Chief Executive of the FSA steps down
Emily Miles, Chief Executive of the Food Standards Agency has…
Emily Miles, Chief Executive of the Food Standards Agency has announced that she will be stepping down from her role in September.
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FSA Chair writes to DEFRA Minister supporting Owen’s Law
Professor Susan Jebb has written to Mark Spencer, Minister of…
Professor Susan Jebb has written to Mark Spencer, Minister of State for Food, Farming and Fisheries at DEFRA urging Government to set an “expectation that food businesses provide allergen information in writing”.
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FSA says written allergy information should be a legal requirement
Following its December Board meeting, the FSA has confirmed that…
Following its December Board meeting, the FSA has confirmed that is backing the Owen’s Law campaign and believes written allergen information should be a legal requirement on menus, rather than just guidance.
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Securing food safety: FSS on combating crime and staff shortages
Chair of Food Standards Scotland Heather Kelman sits down with…
Chair of Food Standards Scotland Heather Kelman sits down with New Food to discuss the regulator’s food safety priorities, including tackling crime, staff shortages and import controls for safer food practices.
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FSA appoints new Board Member
The Food Standards Agency has announced the appointment of Dr…
The Food Standards Agency has announced the appointment of Dr Rhian Hayward MBE as Board Member for Wales and Chair of the Welsh Food Advisory Committee.
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Brexit: taking food safety with us
Food businesses are waiting on tenterhooks to see what changes…
Food businesses are waiting on tenterhooks to see what changes the UK Government will make to regulations and standards following Brexit. But how are food safety bodies such as the FSA planning to mitigate industry pressures?
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FSA pilots School Food Standards compliance
The FSA and Department for Education have launched a School…
The FSA and Department for Education have launched a School Food Standards compliance pilot involving 18 authorities in the England.
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The Food Standards Agency launches new five-year strategy
The FSA has launched a new five-year plan which includes…
The FSA has launched a new five-year plan which includes an emphasis on making food healthy and more sustainable.
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Research finds sugar content in soft drinks drops by 29 percent in UK
New research suggests that individual soft drink companies in the…
New research suggests that individual soft drink companies in the UK are making a sizeable contribution to sugar reduction, with eight out of the top 10 companies reducing the sugar content of their products by 15 percent or more.
