The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has today published its Consolidated and its Westminster 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
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The decision, taken after extensive programme of stakeholder engagement and evidence gathering, will support both consumer and industry interest.
Shelf-life guidance for vacuum and modified atmosphere packed (VP/MAP) chilled fresh beef, lamb and pork
The number of public complaints about food and food sites spanning three countries has increased, according to a report published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Local authorities recorded nearly 71,000 complaints about food safety and hygiene of
The FSA has today published official statistics on food law enforcement by local authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for the year 2019/20. The information provided by local authorities and compiled by the FSA, gives a detailed breakdow
The recommendations set out in the review aim to improve the quality, nutritional value and safety of food served in hospitals.
The Independent Review of NHS Hospital Food was announced by Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock following a lis
The head of the Food Standards Agency has said she is increasingly worried about the impact of local authority funding shortages on food safety.
Emily Miles said the coronavirus pandemic has served as a reminder of the financial problems local author
The Food Standards Agency and Public Health England are reminding people to take care when handling and cooking frozen raw breaded chicken products at home, such as nuggets, goujons, dippers, poppers and kievs.
Who will this consultation be of most interest to?
All Northern Ireland district councils, food businesses, and other stakeholders with an interest in food hygiene law.
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The Food Standards Agency’s National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) and Food Standards Scotland’s Scottish Food Crime and Incidents Unit (SFCIU) have today published an assessment of food crime threats to the UK.
Testing of chicken nuggets as part of an outbreak investigation has revealed a different strain of Salmonella.
Public Health England (PHE) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) are investigating a 2018 Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak to try and find th
Remote food safety assessments are useful but cannot replace a physical inspection, according to the Food Standards Agency.
Virtual food hygiene inspections are being used in the United Kingdom but local authorities cannot give a business a food hygi
FSA Chief Executive Emily Miles today called on government, private sector, and civil society to work closer together to address the challenges facing the food system. She was speaking to the Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum seminar: Developing a n
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 £
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.
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.
The FSA is a non-ministerial department of over 1300 people, with a big vision – to drive change in the food system so that it delivers “food we can trust” - as the country has now left the EU, the scale of this challenge cannot be underestimated. Mo
Guidance on hygiene and food safety requirements for food businesses to reopen and operate safely during COVID-19.
Fahad Ismail pleaded guilty to obstructing an FSA officer from collecting evidence.
What you need to know about coronavirus and food
It is very unlikely that you can catch coronavirus (COVID-19) from food.
Cooking thoroughly will kill the virus.
COVID-19 is a respiratory illness. It is not known to be transmitted by exposure to f
The FSA has today published guidance to assist food businesses in responding to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
The new guidance has been developed with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and covers a range of areas i
