Jan 26, 2025 · Food Standards Agency makes sure food is safe and what it says it is.

Jan 29, 2025 · This product may contain elevated levels of chlorate. This poses a low food safety concern, especially when consumed only occasionally. However adverse health effects cannot be ruled out for consumers sensitive to Chlorate, in particular young children and consumers with pre-existing medical conditions such as thyroid deficiency, blood conditions, especially anaemia, or those with kidney diseases.

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Food safety advice, including guidance on food allergies.

Labelling of prepacked food. All prepacked food requires a food label that displays certain mandatory information. All food is subject to general food labelling requirements and any labelling provided must be accurate and not misleading.

Sweeteners. As with all other food additives, sweeteners must undergo a safety evaluation before they are authorised for use in food. Only people who are diagnosed at birth with phenylketonuria need to avoid foods containing certain sweeteners, …

5 days ago · Lidl GB is recalling two Alpenfest Salted Mini Pretzel products because they may cause a burning sensation in the mouth when consumed, potentially causing discomfort and making them unsafe to the consumer.

References to EU legislation in FSA guidance. Directly applicable EU legislation no longer applies in GB. EU legislation retained when the UK exited the EU became assimilated law on 1 January 2024, published on legislation.gov.uk.References to any legislation in FSA guidance with ‘EU’ or ‘EC’ in the title (e.g. Regulation (EC) 178/2002) should now be regarded as assimilated law where ...

Avian Influenza. Properly cooked poultry, game birds and other poultry products are safe to eat. Avian Influenza (also known as bird flu) poses a very low food safety risk for UK consumers, and does not change our advice on consumption of poultry products, including eggs and game birds.

The Food Standards Agency operates in England, Northern Ireland, and Wales and has different policy responsibilities within these countries. Food Standards Scotland is the non-ministerial government department of the Scottish Government responsible for food safety, food standards, nutrition, food labelling, feed official controls and meat inspection in Scotland.