Monitoring food safety
To ensure food safety is monitored at every stage of the food chain, the Agency provides advice, practical support materials and funding for inspection and sampling programmes at a national and local level.
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List of Official Food Control Laboratories in the UK
Within each country laboratories are sub-divided according to whether chemical analysis and/or microbiological examination are carried out in the laboratory. Where a laboratory undertakes both types of work it is listed in both sections. The European Commission is notified of the list under Council Directive 93/99/EEC.
UK Food Surveillance System
Health Protection Scotland (HPS) has been commissioned by the Agency to deliver the UK Food Surveillance System within a 3-year period. The HPS will provide project management, user support, maintenance and development of the UK food surveillance system.
Food sampling resources
The Food Standards Agency supports local authority food sampling programmes that are regularly carried out to ensure the safety of our food supply.
Meat Hygiene Service
The Meat Hygiene Service (MHS) is responsible for the protection of public health and animal health and welfare in Great Britain, through proportionate enforcement of legislation in approved fresh meat premises.
Shellfish monitoring
Food safety regulation and monitoring of the shellfish harvesting industry.
Dairy hygiene inspections
Animal Health dairy hygiene inspectors act on behalf of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in administering and enforcing parts of Regulations (EC) Nos 852/2004, 853/2004, 854/2004 and The Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006 and Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006 as amended.