Food Standards Agency

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is responsible for food safety and food hygiene across the UK. It works with local authorities to enforce food safety regulations and its staff work in UK meat plants to check the standards are being met.

The FSA also has responsibility for labelling policy in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and for nutrition policy in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Responsibility for nutrition policy in Wales lies with the Welsh Government.

FSA is a non-ministerial department, supported by 7 agencies and public bodies.

http://www.food.gov.uk/

Documents

Our announcements

1. Avian influenza (bird flu) in winter 2016 to 2017

   • 5 July 2017
   • News story

2. Avian flu confirmed at a farm near Diss, South Norfolk

   • 3 June 2017
   • News story

See all our announcements

Our consultations

1. The Food Law Code of Practice (England) Review 2016/17

   • 15 December 2016
   • Closed consultation

2. Food safety: amendments to animal feed law code of practice

   • 20 September 2013
   • Closed consultation

See all our consultations

Our publications

1. Food Standards Agency: Areas of Research Interest

   • 4 July 2017
   • Research and analysis

2. FSA Innovation and Regulation Plan

   • 27 March 2017
   • Policy paper

See all our publications

Our statistics

1. UK survey of campylobacter contamination in fresh retail chicken: results for January to March 2017

   • 14 June 2017
   • Official Statistics

2. Food and You, Wales: 2016

   • 20 April 2017
   • Official Statistics

See all our statistics