Consultation on market authorisation of one traditional food notification January 2026

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 separate 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 notification considered in this document, which has been submitted under Article 14 of assimilated Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 (“the Novel Food Regulations”) Notification of a traditional food from a third country: 

• New authorisation of Bambara groundnut (seeds and seed flour of Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) 

Purpose of the consultation 

In consulting, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) is seeking views from stakeholders on the proposed terms of authorisation and any labelling requirements. Stakeholders are invited to use this opportunity to comment or highlight any additional factors that should be brought to the attention of ministers before the notification is authorised. 

Consultation pack 

The consultation pack provides the background information, details and questions to which you are invited to respond. It provides links to the risk management recommendation which includes the scientific output summary and protective measures. 

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 of the consultation ending 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 the named contact for responses to this consultation 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.