Consultations

The following topics have recently been discussed at European Commission working group meetings on agricultural contaminants and industrial and environmental contaminants and at Standing Committee.

The Food Standards Agency welcomes stakeholders’ views on the proposed update of The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 ('the proposed Regulations'). This amendment will replace the Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2012 ('the 2012 Regulations')

This consultation seeks views on the draft Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Consultation seeks views on proposals to allow, under certain criteria to ensure strict separation, the commercial production of pet food from animal by-products in businesses also producing food for human consumption.

This consultation seeks views on the draft Food and Feed - Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations - (Wales) Regulations 2018.

We are carrying out a four-week consultation on a post implementation review (PIR) of Food Safety (Sampling & Qualifications) (England) Regulations 2013. Details of the review are available in a draft PIR report.

This consultation seeks views on the enforcement of rules relating to novel foods for food businesses in NI.

The draft Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 would amend the Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2012 to provide for the execution and enforcement, in Wales, of Commission Regulation 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food as recently amended by Commission.

The FSA is seeking comment on the proposed Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2017.

In July 2015, the Food Standard Agency’s (FSA) Board concluded in its recommendations review on raw drinking milk. One for the recommendations was that risk communication, particularly to vulnerable groups, should be improved and this should include revisions to labelling requirements in England and Northern Ireland to mirror that already used in Wales.