Actions Arising – Board Meeting

Action 1 - Actions Arising (FSA 25/12/02)

Policy team to provide a paper to the Board summarising CBD consultation responses ahead of risk‑management decisions on CBD products.

Rebecca Sudworth – In Progress: Paper to the September Board.

Action 2 - Actions Arising (FSA 25/12/02)

Science Evidence and Research Division to table a substantive sampling session at the January 2026 Board retreat, covering portfolio rationalisation, gaps and prioritisation.

26 January 2026

Rick Mumford – Complete: Sampling session brought to Board’s January retreat.

Action 3 - Actions Arising (FSA 25/12/02)

Director of Policy to circulate the food‑borne disease epidemiology group update to Board Members before the January retreat, and to bring a plan for addressing elevated food‑borne disease incidence to the March 2026 Board.

26 January 2026

Rebecca Sudworth – Complete: Update paper on evidence plan (including EFIG) sent to Board in January.  Agreed that a version of that paper will go to March Board 

Action 4 - Chief Executive’s Report to the Board (FSA 25/12/03)

A time‑limited Board subgroup to oversee development of proposals for future food regulation, providing steer on scope, engagement and dependencies to be convened

25 March 2026

Complete – Group established and 3 meetings held to date

Action 5 - Evaluation of the Meat Charging Discount Regime – Proposals for Revised Support System (FSA 25/12/04)

Policy team to return to the Board with analysis of the consultation and final proposals ahead of Ministerial decision in autumn 2026.

September 2026

James Cooper – Ongoing: The consultation is under development and on track for publication in line with the plan

Action 6 – use FSA position on Codex Precautionary Allergen Labelling (PAL) standard, including thresholds (FSA 25/12/05)

Policy team to provide background briefs to the Board on the Codex timetable for PAL, the gluten issue and current testing methodologies; and consider communications and evaluation of impact following Codex agreement.

James Cooper, Rebecca Sudworth – Complete: Background briefs on the items listed to be sent to the Board by the end of February.  

Action 7 - National Food Crime Unit – Annual Update (FSA 25/12/06)

NFCU and Communications to continue to publicise enforcement outcomes across arrest, charge, conviction, sentencing and proceeds‑of‑crime stages, subject to legal constraints and partner collaboration.

25 March 2026

Reginald Bevin, Andrew Quinn – Complete: Complete: Enforcement outcomes across arrest, charge, conviction, sentencing and proceeds-of-crime stages will continue to be publicised subject to legal constraints and partner collaboration.

Action 8 - National Food Crime Unit – Annual Update (FSA 25/12/06)

NFCU to provide the Board with a written note on planned work with Defra on illegal meat imports, including sampling programme timelines and expected outputs.

25 March 2026

Reginald Bevin, Andrew Quinn – Complete: written note on planned work with Defra on illegal meat imports, including sampling programme timelines and expected outputs circulated to Board on 13 February.

Action 9 - Annual Communications Update (FSA 25/12/07)

Communications to undertake a strategic review of the Annual Report on Food Standards, proposing format and scope that maximise unique value and reduce duplication with external publications.

25 March 2026

Claire Forbes – Ongoing: A working group has been established to address the format and scope of the Annual Report on Food Standards.

Action 10 - Any Other Business and public questions

Executive to work with DHSC to scope the proposed healthy food reporting regime and return to the Board with a detailed proposition on scope, resource, timeline and alignment with future food regulation.

25 March 2026

Rachel Cooper – Complete: Paper on agenda for March 2026 Board meeting.

Action 11 - Any Other Business and public questions

FSA in Wales to include labelling and mis‑labelling issues within the planned themed meeting on supplements, and to share any prepared papers with Board Members.

March 2026

WFAC Secretariat – Complete: WFAC meeting took place on 4 February and covered labelling and mislabelling of supplements.  A note of the meeting was shared with the Board.

Action 1 - Chief Executive’s Report to the Board (FSA 25/09/03)

Rebecca Sudworth to provide Board Members with further information on the activities of the food-borne disease epidemiology group.

26 January 2026

Rebecca Sudworth – Closed: Superseded by action 3 from December 2025.

Action 2 - Chief Executive’s Report to the Board (FSA 25/09/03)

Policy team to bring a paper to the December 2025 Board meeting summarising the CBD consultation responses.

10 December 2025

Rebecca Sudworth – Closed: Superseded by Action 1 from December 2025.

Action 4 - Annual FSA Science Update (FSA 25/09/05)

Rick Mumford to provide the Board with a written update on the sampling strategy, including the identification of gaps.

27 January 2026

Rick Mumford – Closed: Superseded by Action 2 from December 2025.