Chief Executive Emily Miles reflects on the learnings from this year's Allergy Symposium and how discussions around precautionary allergen labelling and a potential Food Allergy Safety Scheme connect with the FSA's commitment to food hypersensitive consumers.
Following the recent publication of the first wave of our new flagship social research survey, Food and You 2, Lucy King explains how we gather the data and what it tells us about consumers’ behaviours on food issues.
Ahead of the 2021 Food Hypersensitivity Symposium, Sushma Acharya looks at how we’re working to make the UK a place where food is safe, where allergy information can be trusted and where food hypersensitive consumers are included in our food culture.
Ever wondered how you can be sure the honey you're eating is the real thing? Rick Mumford explains the honey supply chain, the risk of honey fraud, and the technology helping to protect honey authenticity.
As part of the #SpeakUpForAllergies campaign, Daniel Kelly, podcast host and founder of allergy awareness blog, May Contain, shares his experience of managing anxiety when eating out with a food allergy.
Reflection on our recent International Food Regulatory Analysis conference and its lessons for international collaboration in the food space, from Vanna Aldin, our Chief Economist and Head of the Analytics Unit.
Today we celebrate International Women’s Day with its theme of #ChooseToChallenge. To mark the day, we are sharing a candid blog from our Chief Executive, Emily Miles, on challenging the established order.
As we enter British Science Week 2021, we publish our first step in exploring the innovative method of citizen science and its application to FSA research areas.
As the Speak Up For Allergies campaign launches, encouraging young people to speak to the restaurant every time they make an order, Arvind Thandi, Team Leader for Food Hypersensitivity, explores the campaign and why it's important to speak up every time.
Accurate and informed interpretation of data is key to responding effectively to public health matters. Here Ross Yarham explores the learnings of a significant study around food anaphylaxis and how it counters and corrects frequent misunderstandings of food allergy.
To mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Amie Adkin, Head of Risk Assessment at the FSA, shares her experiences of a storied career in food, risk analysis and leading in science.