Food Standards Agency board agenda and papers: September 2026
Published 3 September 2026
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Agenda
- update on the FSA’s Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) programme
- CBD novel food applications: recommendations to ministers on first authorisations
- local authority Performance Update
- future of food regulation
- meat charging discount
- annual FSA science update
- report from the Director of FSA in Wales
- report from the Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC)
09:00 Chair’s introduction and Chair’s report
Professor Susan Jebb presents the minutes and actions from the previous FSA Board meeting in June 2026 and presents the Chair’s report.
FSA 26/09/01 - Minutes of the Food Standards Agency board meeting – Wednesday 17 June 2026
FSA 26/06/02 - actions arising
09:20 Chief Executive’s report to the board (FSA 26/09/03)
Katie Pettifer presents the Chief Executive’s report to the FSA board.
FSA 26/09/03 - Chief Executive’s report to the board - this paper will be published on Monday 14 September
09:50 An update on the FSA’s Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) programme (FSA 26/09/04)
FSA 26/09/04 - An Update on the Food Standards Agency’s Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Programme- this paper will be published ahead of the Board meeting.
10:20 CBD novel food applications: recommendations to ministers on first authorisations (FSA 26/09/05)
Rebecca Sudworth and Thomas Vincent present a paper outlining recommendations for the authorisation of three cannabidiol (CBD) novel food applications.
FSA 26/09/05 - CBD novel food applications: recommendations to ministers on first authorisations
10:50 - Break
11:10 - Local authority performance update (FSA 26/09/06)
Emily Antcliffe and Nathan Barnhouse deliver an update on local authority performance in enforcing food law for the financial year 2025/26.
FSA 26/09/06 - Local authority performanceupdate
11:40 - Future of food regulation (FSA 26/09/07)
Emily Antcliffe, Nathan Barnhouse and David Holmes introduce a paper seeking endorsement of some of the key conclusions of the programme so far to shape the next stage of the work.
FSA 26/09/07 - Future of food regulation
12:20 - Meat charging discount (FSA 26/09/08)
Rebecca Sudworth and James Cooper deliver an update on progress towards a revised discount model for meat official control charges.
FSA 26/09/08 - Meat Charging Discount
12:50 - Break
13:35 - Annual FSA Science Update (FSA 26/09/09)
Julie Pierce and Rick Mumford deliver the annual update to the board on the FSA’s science delivery.
FSA 26/09/09 - Annual FSA science update
14:15 - Report from the Director of FSA in Wales (FSA 26/09/10)
Peter Quigley provides a high-level overview of the work of the FSA in Wales over the last year and a forward look at our priorities for the coming months.
FSA 26/09/10 - Report from the Director of FSA in Wales
14:45 - Report from the Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC) and report of the September ARAC meeting (FSA 26/09/11 & INFO 26/09/01)
Anthony Harbinson gives a summary of the work undertaken by the FSA ARAC during 2025/26 in accordance with the ARAC’s Terms of Reference, and updates the Board on discussions at the recent ARAC meeting.
[FSA 26/09/11 - Report from the Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC)]https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/food-standards-agency-september-2026-board-meeting/annual-report-to-the-fsa-board-from-the-chair-of-the-audit-and-risk-assurance-committee-arac-september-2026)
INFO 26/09/01 - Report of the September ARAC Meeting- this paper will be published ahead of the Board meeting.
14:55 - Report from Business Committee (INFO 26/09/02)
Susan Jebb introduces an update from the recent meeting of the FSA Business Committee.
INFO 26/09/02 - Report from Business Committee- this paper will be published ahead of the Board meeting.
15:05 - Reports from the Chairs of the Food Advisory Committees (oral reports)
Rhian Hayward and Anthony Harbinson give updates on the recent activities of the Food Advisory Committees for Wales and Northern Ireland.