Job profiles
To deliver its vision of 'safe food and healthy eating for all', the Agency draws on the skills of a wide range of staff. In this section you can read how economists, statisticians, nutritionists, scientists, enforcement officers and others do their jobs. And how their work fits into the bigger picture.
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Economist careers at the Agency
The Agency's economists apply their technical knowledge and skills to vital, fundamental policy questions. For example, whether to fortify flour with folic acid, assessing new food hygiene pilot schemes or feeding into the process of deciding the future of TV advertising of high fat, salt and sugar foods to children.
Enforcement careers at the Agency
The Food Standards Agency exists to ensure safe food and healthy eating for all. Enforcement staff play a key part in this, ensuring compliance with food law and dealing with consumer groups, businesses, local authorities and other stakeholders.
FSA Northern Ireland job profiles
FSA Northern Ireland has its headquarters in Belfast. The work undertaken here meshes with that of Agency employees throughout the UK. There are 41 staff currently employed by the organisation, which means that people cover a wider range of policy areas and functions.
FSA Scotland job profiles
FSA Scotland has its headquarters in Aberdeen. There are 70 staff employed by the organisation and this means that people cover a wider range of subjects areas and functions when compared to their London counterparts. Read about the sort of jobs people do, how this helps the Agency to achieve its objectives and what it is like to live and work in Aberdeen.
Legal careers at the Agency
The Agency, together with the Meat Hygiene Service is responsible for ensuring the safety of our food.
Nutritionist careers at the Agency
One of the FSA's key aims over the next five years is to make it easier for consumers to choose a healthy diet, improving quality of life by reducing the levels of diet-related disease.
Regional Unit job profiles
Find out about staff working in the regions and how their work fits into the bigger picture of delivering the Agency's vision of safe food and healthy eating for all.
Scientific careers at the Agency
Good science is fundamental to the Food Standards Agency and how it fulfils its responsibilities. Policy development is driven by the best science, much of which the Agency commissions to feed into its decision-making processes.
Statistical careers at the Agency
The purpose of statistics branch is to provide timely and accessible expert statistical advice to the Agency.