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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) Board today confirmed a series of measures to protect those with food allergies and intolerances. This comes a week after the conclusion of the inquest into the tragic death of Owen Carey, who died after having an allergic reaction to milk at a London restaurant.

Today's Board meeting webcast is now finished.

FSA funded research has found that exercise and sleep deprivation can put people with a peanut allergy at greater risk of a reaction.

Chair of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) Heather Hancock has announced the appointment of Professor Bill Keevil as independent Chair to the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF).

New law introduced to extend labelling requirements for people with food allergies and intolerances

The top 9 food retailers publish April - June 2019 campylobacter results for fresh shop-bought UK-produced chickens.

The agenda and papers for the September Board meeting have been published.

The FSA has today published official statistics on food law enforcement by local authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for the year ending March 2019. The information, provided by local authorities and compiled by the FSA, gives a detailed breakdown of enforcement activities carried out across the three countries.

Bowland Foods Limited receives increased fine of £62,000 after being convicted of public health failures in May.

We have published the report of the Year 4 survey measuring campylobacter levels in whole, UK-produced, fresh chicken.