FSA Board Meeting - December 2025: Agenda and Papers
Published 25 June 2026
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09:00 Chair’s Introduction and Chair’s Report
Professor Susan Jebb presents the minutes and actions from the previous FSA Board meeting in September 2025 and presents the Chair’s report.
FSA 25/12/01- Minutes of 17 September 2025 Board Meeting
FSA 25/12/02 - Actions Arising
09:20 Chief Executive’s Report (FSA 25/12/03)
Katie Pettifer presents the Chief Executive’s report to the FSA Board.
FSA 25/12/03 - Chief Executive’s Report.
09:55 Evaluation of the Meat Charging Discount Regime: Proposals for Revised Support System (FSA 25/12/04)
James Cooper introduces a paper providing an update on progress towards a revised system of support for some abattoirs through our charging model for regulation.
FSA 25/12/04 - Evaluation of the Meat Charging Discount Regime: Proposals for Revised Support System
10:35 Break
10:55 FSA Position on the Codex Precautionary Allergen Labelling Standard including Allergen Thresholds (FSA 25/12/05)
James Cooper introduces a paper setting out the latest on the Codex proposals for a global standard on Precautionary Allergen Labelling (PAL), including the use of thresholds.
11:25 National Food Crime Unit Annual Update (FSA 25/12/06)
Reginald Bevan introduces a paper detailing the activities and achievements of the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) from the period of November 2024 to November 2025.
FSA 25/12/06- National Food Crime Unit Annual Update
11:45 Annual Communications Update (FSA 25/12/07)
Claire Forbes, Director of Communications, presents a paper providing an update on the work of the FSA’s communications team.
FSA 25/12/07 - Annual Communications Update
12:05 Annual Governance Report (FSA 25/12/08)
Timothy Riley introduces the Governance Report for 2025.
FSA 25/12/08 - Annual Governance Report
12:25 Lunch
13:10 Report from the Chair of the Northern Ireland Food Advisory Committee (NIFAC) (FSA 25/12/09)
Anthony Harbinson introduces his report as the Chair of the Northern Ireland Food Advisory Committee (NIFAC) on the activity of the Committee for the period December 2024 to November 2025.
FSA 25/12/09 - Report from the Chair of the Northern Ireland Food Advisory Committee (NIFAC)
13:25 Report of November ARAC meeting (INFO 25/12/01)
INFO 25/12/01 - Report of November ARAC meeting.
13:35 Report from the Chair of the Business Committee (INFO 25/12/02)
[INFO 25/12/02 - Report from the Chair of the Business Committee.]https://www.food.gov.uk/board-papers/business-committee-report-1-december-2025)
13:45 Reports from the Chairs of the Food Advisory Committees (Oral Reports)
13:55 Any Other Business
14:00 Questions
14:10 Close
Closed Board Meeting
14:10 Market Authorisation
This paper was published on 12 March 2026
CLO 25/12/01 - Market Authorisations - Prioritisation