The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published the updated Food Law Codes of Practice (Codes) and Practice Guidance for England, Wales and Northern Ireland – an important step towards a more flexible and modern approach to food law enforcement.
The Welsh Food Advisory Committee of the Food Standards Agency is holding its next open meeting in Carmarthen on Tuesday 4 November 2025. This will be a themed meeting focussing on Animal Feed. Participants will also be able to join online.
Public confidence in food safety across England, Wales and Northern Ireland has increased, according to the latest wave of the FSA's consumer survey.
With thousands of students settling into shared accommodation across the UK this September, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) is reinforcing essential food safety advice to help young adults stay healthy in challenging kitchen environments.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA), in collaboration with Food Standards Scotland (FSS), has today launched its Market Authorisation Innovation Research Programme (IRP), including a new guidance hub and Business Support Service (BSS) pilot for Precision Fermentation Products.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has concluded the four-year £24m Pathogen Surveillance in Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (PATH-SAFE) programme, marking a major milestone in the UK’s efforts to detect and respond to threats from foodborne pathogens (FBPs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
The September 2025 FSA Board meeting takes place today at 9.00am
The defendants were convicted earlier this year following an investigation by Southwark Council and the Food Standard Agency’s National Food Crime Unit, with a judge at the Inner London Crown Court today handing down custodial sentences.
Following an investigation by National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) part of the FSA (Food Standard Agency), a man pleaded guilty to handling stolen goods in a case linked to wider distribution fraud of a substantial amount of poultry.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched a public consultation on the proposed recommendation to authorise the first cannabidiol (CBD) food products as novel foods in Great Britain.
An FSA National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) operation investigating the distribution and sale of basmati rice in counterfeit packaging has resulted in the arrest of four people.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today announced six new appointments to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) Board.
The Food Standards Agency's National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) has successfully secured a confiscation order for over £30,000 for the placing of unsafe food on the market in England.
The Chief Scientific Advisor of the Food Standards Agency, Professor Robin May, is to step down after a five-year term. The move follows his appointment as Interim Chief Scientific Officer at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
The FSA Board has called on industry to work with the regulator to help protect children from the effects of glycerol in slush ice drinks, based on an assessment showing a risk to children under the age of seven.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have published their annual ‘Our Food’ report, which reviews food safety and standards across the UK for 2024. This is the fourth report since the UK left the EU and is an independent and evidence-based annual assessment of food standards across all four nations.
The June 2025 FSA Board meeting takes place today at 9.00am
The Chair of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) Professor Susan Jebb has announced the appointment of 26 new independent experts as members of the FSA’s Scientific Advisory Committees (SACs).
FSA Chief Executive Katie Pettifer has affirmed the FSA’s commitment to working closely with the UK meat sector, highlighting the importance of a constructive relationship as it faces rising costs and global trade challenges
Following an investigation by Southwark Council and the Food Standard Agency’s National Food Crime Unit (NFCU), three men entered guilty pleas, and one man and his business entered not guilty pleas at proceedings at the Inner London Crown Court.
As part of the Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO)’s mission to promote a pro-innovation regulatory system, the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has awarded the Food Standards Agency (FSA) £1.4 million to support a new innovation hub. This hub will develop and expand specialist expertise in regulating innovative technologies such as precision fermented foods, making sure these products are safe to eat before they are sold.
The latest wave of the Food Standards Agency’s consumer survey, Food and You 2, has shone a spotlight on some of the risky behaviours taking place in household kitchens across the country.
The agenda and papers for the March 2025 Board meeting have been published.
Following a competitive recruitment process, Katie Pettifer has been appointed as the permanent Chief Executive of the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
The arrest in Wales is part of a wider investigation into suspected illegal and unsafe meat by FSA’s National Food Crime Unit (NFCU)