Food Fact Check: What is ‘lab-grown meat’?
Food Fact Check: What is ‘lab-grown meat’?
Food Fact Check: Joshua Ravenill, Head of Cell-Cultivated Product Sandbox answers questions about cell-cultivated products (CCPs)
The FSA at 25
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Katie Pettifer, Chief Executive and Professor Susan Jebb, FSA Chair, Posted on:
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Our mission
Cymraeg This month marks the 25th anniversary of the FSA and we would like to take this opportunity to thank our partners across the food system for their continuing support and for all they do to uphold trust in food …
A message from FSA Chair Susan Jebb
Cymraeg Our first FSA Board meeting of 2025 in Hull on Wednesday generated some excellent discussion and highlighted the different ways the FSA is working to keep consumers protected. We had an update on the Border Target Operating Model, marking a …
PATH-SAFE: Changing the way we approach surveillance
The ability to detect and identify harmful pathogens early and to accurately trace foodborne disease (FBD) outbreaks to their source is critical to ensuring public health is protected and economic impact is limited. Initiated in 2021 and funded through the …
Understanding the true burden of Infectious Intestinal Disease in the UK
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Aileen Mill, Professor of Modelling, Evidence and Policy. Newcastle University. Principal Investigator on the third study of infectious intestinal disease (IID3), Posted on:
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Foodborne disease, Science
Cymraeg The third study of infectious intestinal disease (IID3) aims to quantify the rates of infection reported across primary care and NHS 111/NHS 24 call services and quantify the level of underreporting in order to make new estimates of the …
British Science Week 2025: Adapting to the changing food landscape
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Professor Robin May, Chief Scientific Adviser, Posted on:
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Our mission, Science
Cymraeg British Science Week runs this year from 7th to 16th March. This is a celebration of science, technology, engineering, and maths run by the British Science Association. Each year has a different theme, with this year's theme being ‘change …
International Women’s Day 2025: Celebrating Women in Science at the FSA
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Dr Erin Lewis, Research Engagement and Partnerships Coordinator, Posted on:
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People, Science
Cymraeg The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is kicking off British Science Week 2025 by celebrating International Women’s Day, and our 2025 award-winning MHI and Vet of the Year. See what else we have planned for British Science Week at the …
Precision Breeding – Publication of Draft Guidance
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Dr James Cooper, Deputy Director of Food Policy, Posted on:
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Business guidance, Science
This week, draft secondary legislation necessary to implement the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 for plants in England was laid in Parliament. The Government wants to introduce precision breeding technology due to its potential to increase food production, reduce …
A message from FSA Chair Susan Jebb
Cymraeg Last week’s news that inflation had increased from 2.5% to 3% in January was a reminder that higher food prices will continue to be a concern for many households this year. Food insecurity and its impact on peoples’ diets …
Exploring new methods to protect honey authenticity in the UK
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Rick Mumford, Deputy Director, Science Evidence and Research, Deputy CSA, Posted on:
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Science
Cymraeg New techniques and tools are being developed to protect consumers and help businesses, government and local enforcement agencies tackle honey fraud now and in the future. Honey is a naturally complex mixture of different sugars produced entirely by bees, …
International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2025 at the FSA
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Dr Erin Lewis, Research Engagement and Partnerships Coordinator, Posted on:
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Cymraeg We’re celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science by getting to know a few members of our Scientific Advisory Committees (SAC). Emily Burton What capacity do you work with the FSA in? I have two advisory roles …