The number of food incidents, recalls and cases of four pathogens went up over a 12-month period, according to the latest published data.
The Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) annual report and accounts covers performance and activities in 2021/22 across England, Wales and Northern Ireland at a cost of £130.5 million
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Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has proposed a raft of changes to planned work because of a gap in resources.
Plans cover the agency’s priorities for 2023 to 2024 financial year and beyond. Areas have been identified for efforts to be stopped, paused, continued with an exit strategy, or scaled back.
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The United Kingdom leaving the European Union has resulted in reduced communication between UK and EU food networks, according to a new report.
The annual report covers work of the UK’s national reference laboratory (NRL) for food microbiology between April 2021 and March 2022.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
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Authorities such as the Food Standards Agency (FSA) are struggling with a skills gap after the United Kingdom left the European Union, according to a report.
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee said there is a problem for agencies in recruiting and keeping the skills needed to regulate effectively
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Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has warned of major food safety and standards risks if the United Kingdom scraps certain European rules.
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill covers more than 2,400 pieces of EU legislation. These regulations were kept in UK law at the end of the Brexit transition period.
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The pressures on local authorities and food laboratories were among the issues discussed at the latest Food Standards Scotland (FSS) board meeting.
One plan to resolve the situation is for a nationally funded official laboratory service in Scotland. This could see the four existing public analyst labs remain within local
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A reduction in food business inspections and the delay in full import controls are two major issues identified by a recent report on food standards.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) report covers 2019 to 2021, a period when the United Kingdom was affected by leaving the
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Recruitment and a loss of access to data and networks are some of the challenges facing the Food Standards Agency now that the UK has left the EU, according to a report by the National Audit Office (NAO).
Nearly 18 months after the end of the transition period when the
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Checks on certain food imports from Europe have been delayed once more by the government in the United Kingdom.
Jacob Rees-Mogg, Brexit opportunities minister, said the approach will be revised before coming into force by the end of 2023.
Full checks on animal and plant products from the EU were
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Food agencies in Great Britain are looking at changing the rate of checks on certain products being imported into the region.
Separate comment periods have been launched by Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for England and Wales, to cover high risk food and feed of
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