Food Fact Check: What happens during a food recall?
Food Fact Check: What happens during a food recall?
Food Fact Check: Jodie Wild, Head of Incidents answers questions about food incidents and recalls.
Collaboration and confidence in a changing food system
It was a pleasure to welcome parliamentarians, partners and friends of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to the House of Commons last week for our annual parliamentary reception, held to mark World Food Safety Day. These events are always a …
Food Fact Check: Animal welfare in abattoirs and slaughterhouses
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Food Fact Check: The Food Standards Agency Animal Welfare Team answers questions about animal welfare.
Our Chair's speech to our annual Parliamentary reception for World Food Safety Day (2 June 2026)
FSA Chair Professor Susan Jebb joined parliamentarians and partners from across the food system at the House of Commons to mark World Food Safety Day and celebrate those working to keep food safe.
Food Fact Check: Feed additives and our health
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Food Fact Check: Kate Shield, Head of Animal Feed Policy answers questions about feed additives.
Food Fact Check: What is ‘lab-grown meat’?
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Food Fact Check: Joshua Ravenill, Head of Cell-Cultivated Product Sandbox answers questions about cell-cultivated products (CCPs)
Why the FSA is stepping up to counter food misinformation and disinformation
Katie Pettifer, Chief Executive, introduces our new campaign to tackle misinformation and disinformation about food.
Why global collaboration matters for trust in food
Cymraeg Last week I had the privilege of speaking to fellow regulators from around the world at the International Heads of Food Agencies Forum in New Zealand. Speaking to an international audience responsible for food safety was a timely reminder …
Our Chief Executive's speech to the International Heads of Food Agencies Forum (23 April 2026)
Chief Executive Katie Petiffer joined food regulators from around the world at the International Heads of Food Agencies Forum in New Zealand, and spoke about building trust with consumers in an uncertain world.
PATH-SAFE: One year on
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Marking one year since PATH‑SAFE concluded, Dr Charlotte Smith, Scientific Project Manager at the FSA, explores the programme’s achievements, impact and the way its legacy is shaping the Food Surveillance Programme.
FSA Board to discuss latest developments on SPS agreement at March meeting
Cymraeg We’ve just published the papers for the next FSA Board meeting, which is being held on Wednesday 25 March in Weymouth. We’ll be covering a range of subjects, from future food regulation to the latest picture on foodborne disease. We will also be discussing recent developments on the FSA’s …