Consultation on Market Authorisation of 4 Regulated Food Products 15 December 2025

This consultation will be of most interest to

All England, Wales, and Northern Ireland food and feed businesses, local and port health authorities, district councils, and other stakeholders with an interest in food and feed safety. A parallel consultation is being published by Food Standards Scotland (FSS).

Consultation subject

This consultation seeks stakeholders’ views, comments, and feedback in relation to the regulated product applications considered in this document, which have been submitted for:

• Extension of use of the authorised novel food, Schizochytrium sp.oil rich in DHA and EPA
• New authorisation of 2’-fucosyllactose (produced by a derivative strain of Escherichia coli W (ATCC 9637))
• New authorisation of 3’-Sialyllactose (3’-SL) sodium salt (produced using a derivative strain of Escherichia coli W (ATCC 9637))
• New authorisation of 6’-Sialyllactose (6’-SL) sodium salt (produced using a derivative strain of Escherichia coli W (ATCC 9637))

Purpose of the consultation

In consulting, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) is seeking views from stakeholders on the proposed authorisation and the terms on which it is proposed or labelling requirements, and on any other legitimate factors (i.e. social, environmental, economic etc) as identified. Stakeholders are invited to use this opportunity to comment on these factors or highlight any additional factors that should be brought to the attention of ministers before a final decision is made.

Consultation pack

This consultation pack provides the background information, details and questions to which you are invited to respond. It provides links to the risk management recommendations and the safety assessments. The full consultation document is accessible via this page:

Consultation pack 

How to respond

Responses to this consultation should be submitted via the online survey (Opens in a new window). If this is not possible you can email a response to:

• Email: RPconsultations@food.gov.uk
• Name: Regulated Products Service Delivery
• Division/Branch: Market Authorisations of Regulated Products

If responding by email, please state in your response whether you are responding as a private individual or on behalf of an organisation/company (including details of any stakeholders your organisation represents) and provide the nation in which you are based.

Publication of response summary

We aim to publish a summary of responses received around 3 months after the consultation ends and provide a link to it from this page. You can find information on how we handle data provided in response to consultations in our Consultations privacy notice.

Further Information

If you require a more accessible format of this document, please send details to RPconsultations@food.gov.uk and your request will be considered. This consultation has been prepared in accordance with HM Government Consultation Principles. The potential impacts in respect of our proposals are addressed in the consultation document. If no Impact Assessment has been provided, the reason will be given in the consultation document.

Thank you on behalf of the FSA for participating in this public consultation.