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My first 100 days as Chief Scientific Adviser at the Food Standards Agency

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My first 100 days as Chief Scientific Adviser at the Food Standards Agency

Ian Young CBE, Chief Scientific Advisor at the Food Standards Agency, reflects on his first 100 days in the role. He shares what he’s learned about how we use science and evidence to keep food safe and protect consumers.

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Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2023 at the FSA

Posted by: Professor Susan Jebb, FSA Chair, Posted on: 10 February 2023 - Categories: People, Science
Top left - Naomi Davidson Top right - Priscilla Wanjiru Bottom left - Susan Jebb Bottom right - Chloe Thomas

Ahead of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we hear from some of the many women in the FSA who use science every day to keep food safe, on how they got into STEM.

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Chief Executive’s message to stakeholders - The horsemeat crisis ten years on

Posted by: Emily Miles, Chief Executive, Posted on: 9 February 2023 - Categories: Our mission
Emily Miles, Food Standards Agency Chief Executive, March 2022

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the horsemeat crisis.

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National Apprenticeship Week 2023 - FSA Podcast

Posted by: Catherine Hardy, Communications Manager (Northern Ireland), Posted on: 6 February 2023 - Categories: People
Cover of National Apprenticeship Week Podcast, with Judith Hanvey, Boardroom Apprentice and Andy Cole, Director for Northern Ireland

To mark National Apprenticeship Week, Judith Hanvey the FSA in NI’s Boardroom Apprentice and the FSA’s Director for Northern Ireland Andy Cole discuss the journey so far.

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’Get comfortable with being uncomfortable’ - FSA in NI’s Boardroom Apprentice reflects on her first few months

Posted by: Catherine Hardy, Communications Manager (Northern Ireland), Posted on: 4 January 2023 - Categories: People
(left to right): NIFAC Chairperson Colm McKenna, NI Boardroom Apprentice Judith Hanvey and Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Edwin Poots MLA.

FSA in Northern Ireland’s Boardroom Apprentice Judith Hanvey shares her latest update.

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Living with a Food Hypersensitivity in the UK - the costs and the impact on a person’s quality of life

Posted by: Nicholas Daniel, Economics Advisor, Posted on: 15 December 2022 - Categories: Allergy
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Nicholas Daniel discusses findings from two research reports commissioned by the FSA which help understand the economic and societal costs of living with a Food Hypersensitivity.

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2022 - A year in FSA science

Posted by: Professor Robin May, Chief Scientific Adviser, Posted on: 2 December 2022 - Categories: Science
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Professor Robin May, FSA Chief Scientific Adviser reflects on the FSA’s commitment to science and the work delivered throughout 2022.

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Chair's stakeholder update - School Food Standards Compliance pilot announced

Posted by: Professor Susan Jebb, FSA Chair, Posted on: 29 November 2022 - Categories: Our mission
Professor Susan Jebb, Food Standards Agency Chair, March 2022

FSA Chair Professor Susan Jebb shares news on the School Food Standards Compliance pilot which is running across 18 participating local authorities in England.

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PATH-SAFE: Improving the detection and tracking of foodborne disease and antimicrobial resistance

Posted by: Dr Shona O’Rourke, PATH-SAFE Research Programme Manager, Posted on: 24 November 2022 - Categories: Foodborne disease, Science
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To mark World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022 , here's the latest on our Pathogen Surveillance in Agriculture, Food and the Environment programme.

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Cost of living: supporting food charities and businesses to deliver food you can trust

Posted by: Katie Pettifer, Chief Executive, Posted on: 15 November 2022 - Categories: Business guidance, Our mission
FSA Chair Professor Susan Jebb and Katie Pettifer at Fareshare in Newcastle

Katie Pettifer, Director of Strategy and Regulatory Compliance, introduces our new guidance to help community food charities keep food safe.

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Chair's Stakeholder Update - October

Posted by: Professor Susan Jebb, FSA Chair, Posted on: 31 October 2022 - Categories: Business guidance, Our mission
Professor Susan Jebb, Food Standards Agency Chair, March 2022

Hear the latest from FSA Chair, Professor Susan Jebb

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