Chair's stakeholder update - The FSA’s new five-year strategy

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Food you can trust: FSA strategy 2022-2027

Our Chair, Professor Susan Jebb, introduces Food You Can Trust – The FSA’s new five-year strategy. As well as reaffirming our commitment to ensuring that food is safe and what it says it is, we have also expanded our mission to include a role in helping the food system become healthier and more sustainable.

Food Hypersensitivity Perspectives and Practice Virtual Symposium 2022 – The role of local authorities and businesses

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Supermarket shopping trolley

Rebecca Sudworth, FSA Director of Policy, reflects on the recent Food Hypersensitivity Perspectives and Practice Symposium, and how local authorities and businesses can support the food hypersensitive consumer.

Food Hypersensitivity Perspectives and Practice Symposium 2022 - Different perspectives on food hypersensitivity

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Collection of allergens

Professor Robin May, FSA Chief Scientific Adviser, reflects on the recent Food Hypersensitivity Perspectives & Practice Symposium, and how we can make the UK a better place for the food hypersensitive consumer.

Precautionary allergen labelling - The May Contain Consultation

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Have your say on may contain

Our precautionary allergen labelling consultation closes in three weeks and we want to hear from businesses and industry bodies on the challenges they face. We're looking for your views on what a better system for providing this information might look like.

From beehive to jar, the complexities of honey authenticity

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A beekeeper inspecting a hive at Deans Court, Wimborne, United Kingdom by Annie Spratt

Last year, we talked about the complex nature of honey authenticity. In this follow up post, Rick Mumford, Head of the Science, Evidence and Research directorate comments on the recent review of the methods used to test honey authenticity.