Section 42 advice for New Zealand and Australia
Advice submitted by the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland to the Department for International Trade in response to their Section 42 commissions.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) are commissioned by the Department for International Trade (DIT) to contribute to a Government report (required under Section 42(2) of the 2020 Agriculture Act), as part of the Parliamentary scrutiny process for Free Trade Agreements (FTAs).
The FSA and FSS have been specifically asked to produce joint advice on whether, or to what extent, the measures in FTAs are consistent with the maintenance of UK levels of statutory protection for human health for the areas within our remits.
This page hosts the advice submitted by FSA and FSS to DIT in response to their Section 42 commissions.
Section 42 advice: Australia
As the UK’s Food Safety Authorities with a statutory duty to protect food and feed safety and consumers’ interests in relation to food, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) were asked by the Department for International Trade (DIT) on the 8th March 2022 to provide joint advice on the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Specifically, FSA and FSS were asked, in accordance with section 42(4) of the Agriculture Act 2020, to provide advice on whether, or to what extent, the measures in the UK-Australia FTA are consistent with the maintenance of UK levels of statutory protection for human health for the areas within FSA/FSS statutory remit.
FSA and FSS have produced a report, annexed to DIT’s Section 42 report.
Section 42 advice: New Zealand
As the UK’s Food Safety Authorities with a statutory duty to protect food and feed safety and consumers’ interests in relation to food, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) were asked by the Department for International Trade (DIT) on the 13th May 2022 to provide joint advice on the UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Specifically, FSA and FSS were asked, in accordance with section 42(4) of the Agriculture Act 2020, to provide advice on whether, or to what extent, the measures in the UK-New Zealand FTA are consistent with the maintenance of UK levels of statutory protection for human health for the areas within FSA/FSS statutory remit.
FSA and FSS have produced a report, annexed to DIT’s Section 42 report.