Information released under the Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information Regulations in 2015

The FSA provided the following FOI response on whether: Pigs in the UK are put through a scalding tank to remove their hair and also whether chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese are put through a scalding tank to remove feathers The FSA holds statistics in instances where an animal has had to be re-stunned due to incorrect stunning What percentages of slaughterhouses in the UK are Halal/Kosher

Following a Freedom of Information request regarding the number of abattoirs approved to slaughter horses in the UK and the regulation of horses within the UK and overseas, the following response was provided.

Following a Freedom of Information request regarding the FSA's mobile device usage and hardware, the following response was provided.

In response to a Freedom of Information request regarding the FSA's IT software contracts, the following response was provided.

In response to a Freedom of Information Act request regarding statements prepared by the FSA news team office between March and July 2015 on issues that might be the subject of media enquiries, the following information was provided.

In response to a Freedom of Information request regarding the FSA's use of Oracle products, the following response was provided.

In response to a Freedom of Information act request regarding the FSA's recycling and waste contracts, the following response was provided.

In response to a Freedom of Information Act request regarding the FSA's telephone maintenance contracts, the following response was provided.

In response to a Freedom of Information request regarding the FSA's G4S contract for facilities management services, the following response was provided.

In response to a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the FSA has published information regarding the FSA’s virtual IT environment.

In response to a Freedom of Information request, the FSA has published information relating to undeclared horsemeat products supplied to schools.

In response to a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the FSA has published information regarding prosecutions resulting from breaches in animal welfare legislation.

In response to a Freedom of Information request, the FSA has published information regarding the safety of aspartame.

In response to a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the FSA has published information regarding the number of staff employed by the FSA and how many are signed up to support a charity via a Payroll Giving/Give As You Earn Scheme

In response to a Freedom of Information Act 2000 request, the FSA has published information regarding the number of DNA tests carried out on meat and fish species and how many of these resulted in unsatisfactory results.

In response to a Freedom of Information Act 2000 request, the FSA has published information regarding the amount the FSA’s IT department spent on recruitment agency staff in 2014.

In response to a Freedom of Information Act 2000 request regarding a list of all food items found to contain undeclared meat since the meat adulteration incident in January 2013, the FSA has published details of pre-packaged food tested for meat identification.

In response to a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the FSA has published information regarding approved food businesses in the London Boroughs of Bromley, Lewisham, Greenwich, Bexley and Southwark and any enforcement action against them.

In response to a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the FSA has published information regarding the FSA's ICT systems.

In response to a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the FSA has published information regarding the enforcement of animal welfare regulations at slaughter for the financial year 2014 to 2015.

In response to a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the FSA has published information regarding the number of horses slaughtered for the years 2012, 2013, 2014 and how many of these were allowed to enter the food chain.

In response to a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the FSA has published information regarding the FSA's IT support contracts.