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Academic warns of risks with changing FSA’s remit

Academic warns of risks with changing FSA’s remit

A leading academic has warned that any plans for UK regulators to help industry grow could end up repeating past mistakes and impacting public health.

As part of modernization plans, a recent set of proposals from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) covered an expansion of responsibilities to include trying to promote the commercial interests of the food sector.

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