Documents: 2010 - 2016

Page last updated: 17 September, 2023

Providing access to selected documents relevant to food law issues - both its development and implementation. Only those documents which have been saved to this site are listed here. To access the document, click on the link. Documents are classified by subject.

For other dates, see: Documents: 2023, Documents: 2022, Documents: 2021, Documents: 2020, Documents: 2019, Documents: 2017-18 and Documents: 2000 - 2009

Topic headings on this page:

• Labelling
• Hygiene
• Improvement Agents (including additives, flavourings and enzymes)
• Contaminants
• Pesticides, Veterinary Drugs and their Residues
• Meat / Fish: including their products and aquaculture products
• Wine
• Miscellaneous Other Foods (including milk, fats and oils, herbs and spices.)
• GM / Novel Foods
• Organic Food
• Contact Materials
• Food Quality / Food Fraud / Food Waste
• Anti-microbial Resistance
• Brexit
• Nutrition Issues: including health claims, foods for special groups and obesity policy matters
• Controls / Enforcement
• General Policy / Administration Issues: including general food law and components of risk analysis

Labelling

• 2016
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation - Gluten in Food (Information for Consumers) (England) Regulations. See also news item: 24 November 2016
  • Council of the EU: Ministerial Conference - Origin Marking. See also news item: 10 October 2016
  • Department of Health: Updated documents: Technical guidance on nutrition labelling and Annex to technical guidance on nutrition labelling. See also news item: 29 September 2016
  • Council of the EU: "Hybrid" Nutrition Labelling System recommended in some Member States. See also news item: 14 March 2016
• 2014
  • Food Standards Agency: SME food allergen labelling guidance published: Allergen information for loose foods, Allergy: what to consider when labelling food, and Technical guidance: food allergen labelling and information (EU Regulation 1169/2011). See also news item: 1 August 2014
  • DEFRA: Food Information Regulation 2013: summary of responses. See also news item: 16 July 2014
  • Council of the EU: Indication of the origin of meat: Council discussions: Backgorund Paper: 10857/14. See also news item: 16 and 17 June 2014
  • DEFRA: Food Information Regulations 2014 Draft Guidance June 2014. See also news item: 12 June 2014
  • Council of the EU: Food loss and food waste - Information from the Netherlands and Swedish delegations, supported by the Austrian, Danish, German and Luxembourg delegations. See also news item: 19 May 2014
• 2013
  • Council of the EU: 5899/14 Impact on the EU Acquis of “Hybrid” nutrition labelling system recommended in some Member States - Information from the Italian delegation. See also news item:. 21 February 2014
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation - Food with Added Phytosterols or Phytostanols. See also news item: 20 December 2013
  • Council of the EU: 16575/13: “Hybrid” nutrition labeling system recommended in some Member States - Information from the Italian delegation. See also news item: 17 December 2013
  • European Commission: COM(2013) 755 final Report regarding the mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for meat used as an ingredient. See also news item: 17 December 2013
• 2012
  • Department of Health: Guide to Creating a Front of Pack (FoP) Nutrition Label for Pre-packed Products sold through Retail Outlets. See also news item: 19 June 2013. Also available: Technical Guidance on Nutrition Labelling and Annex to Technical Guidance on Nutrition Labelling
  • DEFRA: Various documents. See also news item: 7 November 2012
    • Defra Public Consultation - Food Information Regulations 2013
    • The Food Information Regulations 2013 Guide to compliance - Draft
    • Food Information Regulations 2013 Enforcement and offences; Additional consultation questions
  • European Commission: Commission Draft Guidance Document for Competent Authorities for the Control of Compliance with EU Legislation …with regard to the setting of tolerances for nutrient values declared on a label. See also news item: 7 August 2012
  • Department of Health: Consultation - Front of Pack Nutrition Labelling. See also news item: 14 May 2012
• 2011
  • Council of the EU: Various documents relating to the food information to consumers regulation. See also news item: 9 September 2011
    • REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the provision of food information to consumers
    • ADDEDUM TO “I/A” ITEM NOTE [Statements]
    • Q&A on the new EU food labelling rules
• 2010:
  • DEFRA: Guidance on the application of date labels to food - September 2011. See also news item: 15 September 2011
  • Food and Drink Federation: Principles on Country of Origin Information. See also news item: 25 November 2010
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation document: Guidance on the application of date marks to food. See also news item: 25 March 2010
  • Food Standards Agency: Board Paper (FSA 10/03/07) - Front of Pack (FOP) Nutrition Labelling. See also news item: 5 March 2010

Hygiene

• 2016
  • Food Standards Agency: Hygienic Production of Watercress draft consultation. See also news item: 16 December 2016
  • European Commission: Commission Working Document - Working Document - Acrylamide Reduction Draft and Acrylamide Reduction Draft Annexes. See also news item: 10 November 2016
  • European Parliament: European Parliament resolution of 26 October 2016 on trans fats (TFAs) (2016/2637(RSP)). See also news item: 26 October 2016
  • European Commission: Draft implementing regulation - Import conditions for foodstuffs from non-EU countries due to microbiological contamination and Import conditions for foodstuffs from non-EU countries due to microbiological contamination - annex. See also news item: 19 October 2016
  • European Commission: Commission HACCP Notice. See also news item: 30 August 2016
  • European Commission: Draft Regulation providing prolongation of transitional measures on food hygiene. See also news item: 4 July 2016
  • Food Standards Agency: Rare burgers consultation document. See also news item: 22 June 2016
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation pack: The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016. See also news item: 22 January 2016
• 2015
  • Food Standards Agency: Update Report for the National Assembly for Wales - Implementation and Operation of the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme in Wales August 2015. See also news item: 28 August 2015
• 2013
  • Food Standards Agency: Community and charity food provision - guidance on the application of EU food hygiene law. See also news item: 31 July 2013
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation pack: Draft guidance on food provision in village halls and to other community activities in England. See also news item: 19 February 2013
• 2012
  • Food Standards Agency: DRAFT COMMISSION REGULATION CONCERNING THE USE OF LACTIC ACID TO REDUCE MICROBIOLOGICAL SURFACE CONTAMINATION ON BOVINE CARCASES. See also news item: 13 March 2012
• 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation: THE FOOD HYGIENE (ENGLAND)(AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2012. See also news item: 9 December 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation - Revocation of the Authorised Officers (Meat Inspection) Regulations 1987. See also news item: 17 August 2011
  • European Court of Auditors: Report: The Commission's management of the system of veterinary checks for meat imports following the 2004 hygiene legislation reforms. See also news item: 16 June 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: A Guide for Food Business Operators to FSA Charges for Official Controls (The Charges Guide). See also news item: 2 March 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation: Proposal to amend the frequency of certain official control inspections for on-farm dairy hygiene in England and Wales. See also news item: 24 January 2011
• 2010
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation document - Meat Hygiene Charges. See also news item: 10 November 2010
  • UK Government: Common Sense Common Safety A report by Lord Young of Graffham to the Prime Minister [relates to the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme]. See also news item: 15 October 2010
  • Food Standards Agency: LA Letter - The “Food Hygiene Rating Scheme” – the national approach. See also news item: 19 August 2010
  • Food Standards Agency: Food Hygiene Rating Scheme - Branding. See also news item: 19 August 2010
  • Food Standards Agency: A review of proposed arrangements for the approval of meat establishments. See also news item: 13 Januray 2010

Improvement Agents (including additives, flavourings and enzymes)

• 2016
  • Euroepan Commission: Draft Implementing Regulation: The use of nitrites (E 249 - 250) in golonka peklowana and The use of nitrites (E 249 - 250) in golonka peklowana - Annex. See also news item: 5 December 2016
  • Euroepan Commission: Updated guidance document describing the food categories in Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008. See also news item: 14 June 2016
• 2014
  • Food Standards Agency: Union list of smoke flavouring primary products to be used in or on foods (England). See also news item: 17 February 2014
• 2013
  • Food Standards Agency: Food Additives Legislation Guidance to Compliance. See also news item: 22 October 2013
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation pack: Draft guide to compliance on food additives legislation. See also news item: 23 April 2013
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation pack: The Food Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes and Extraction Solvents (England) Regulations 2013. See also news item: 10 April 2013
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation pack: Consultation on changes to aluminium levels. See also news item: 11 January 2013
• 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation: The Food Additives (England) (Amendment) and the Extraction Solvents in Food (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2012. See also news item: 14 December 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: Food Additives, Flavourings and enzymes– Update Bulletin December 2011. See also news item: 13 December 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: Guidelines on approaches to the replacement of Tartrazine, Allura Red, Ponceau 4R, Quinoline Yellow, Sunset Yellow and Carmoisine in food and beverages. See also news item: 15 September 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: Letter: EU restrictions on use of aluminium-containing food additives: request for information on associated costs. See also news item: 23 August 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: Letter: Use of Nitrites in Food - EU Questionnaire. See also Nitrites Questionnaire. See also news item: 23 August 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation: Draft Extraction Solvents in Food (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2011. See also news item: 18 May 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: Draft: Food Additives (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2011. See also news item: 23 March 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: Draft: The Food Additives (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011. See also news item: 17 January 2011
• 2010
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation document: Enforcement of the European Parliament and Council Regulation on Food Flavourings. See also news item: 21 July 2010

Contaminants

• 2016
  • European Commission: Draft rules on extrapolation for maximum residue limits of pharmacologically active substances - Rules on extrapolation and Rules on extrapolation - annex. See also news item: 28 October 2016
  • European Commission: Draft implementing regulation - Form and content of the applications and requests for the establishment of maximum residue limits and Form and content of the applications and requests for the establishment of maximum residue limits - annex. See also news item: 28 October 2016
• 2015
  • Food Standards Agency: Recast of contaminants legislation, Regulation 1881/2006: Draft Annex I for recast 1881/2006. See also news item: 22 October 2015
  • Food Standards Agency: Food Safety Policy Update (January 2015). See also news item: 31 January 2015
• 2014
  • Food Standards Agency: Food Safety Policy Update (February 2014). See also news item: 28 February 2014
• 2012
  • Food Standards Agency: FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY CONSULTATION THE FOOD (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENT AND REVOCATION) (ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2013. See also news item: 5 September 2012
  • Food Standards Agency: July 2012 Chemical Safety Update. See also news item: 31 July 2012
  • Food Standards Agency: January 2012 Contaminants Update. See also news item: 6 January 2012
• 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation: Removal of Post-Chernobyl Sheep Controls. See also news item: 17 November 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: Letter: New EU Legislation as Regards Nitrate in Green Leafy Vegetables. See also news item: 16 September 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: Food Contact Materials, Contaminants and Irradiation – Update Bulletin May 2011. See also news item: 27 May 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation: Plastic Kitchenware (Conditions on Imports from China) (England) Regulations 2011. See also news item: 28 April 2011
• 2010
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation document - Bisphenol A: The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011. See also news item: 20 December 2010

Pesticides, Veterinary Drugs and their Residues

• 2016
  • DEFRA: Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food: annual report for 2015. See also news item: 26 July 2016
• 2012
  • Council of the EU: Follow up to the adoption of a standard setting maximum residue levels (MRLs) on ractopamine by the Codex Alimentarius Commission at its 35th session - Council Conclusions. See also news item: 22 and 23 October 2012
• 2011
  • Codex Commission: DRAFT STANDARDS AND RELATED TEXTS AT STEP 8 OF THE PROCEDURE - Standards and related texts held at Step 8 by the Commission: Draft MRLs for Ractopamine. See also news item: 30 June - 1 July 2011

Meat / Fish: including their products and aquaculture products

• 2015
  • Food Standards Agency: Extension of audit frequencies at FSA approved meat establishments within England, Wales and Northern Ireland. See also news item: 4 July 2016
  • Food Standards Agency: Rare burgers consultation document. See also news item: 22 June 2016
  • Food Standards Agency: Testing for the verification for the presence of undeclared meat species and allergens in lamb products from takeaway outlet. See also news item: 9 February 2015
• 2014
  • DEFRA: Summary of Responses to Consultation Meat Products (England) Regulations 2014; November 2014. See also news item: 13 November 2014
  • DEFRA: Consultation on the implementation of the Common Organisation of the Market (CMO) in fishery and aquaculture products: Fish Labelling: summary of responses. See also news item: 24 July 2014
  • DEFRA: Consultation on the implementation of the Common Organisation of the Market (CMO) in fishery and aquaculture products. See also news item: 31 March 2014
  • Food Standards Agency: Changes to Pig Meat Inspection in June 2014. See also news item: 25 March 2014
  • Food Standards Agency: Review of audit arrangements in FSA approved meat establishments within the UK. See also news item: 21 February 2014
  • DEFRA: Meat Products (England) Regulations 2014: Consultation: (1) Draft Statutory Instrument, (2) Draft technical guidance and (3) Consultation letter. See also news item: 23 January 2014
• 2013
  • High Court: Desinewed Meat - Order of the High Court. See also news item: 23 August 2013
• 2012
  • Food Standards Agency: FSA 12/09/04 - Strategy on Charging for Meat Official Controls. See also news item: 12 September 2012
  • Food Standards Agency: Guidance on the moratorium on the production of desinewed meat from non ruminant bones or poultry carcases and Guidance on the moratorium on the production of desinewed meat from ruminant bones. See also news item: 27 April 2012
• 2011
  • European Commission: Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 as regards electronic identification of bovine animals and deleting the provisions on voluntary beef labelling (COM (2011) 0525). See also news item: 30 August 2011
  • DEFRA: Joint consultation by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Welsh Assembly Government and Food Standards Agency on proposals for changes to BSE testing of cattle slaughtered for human consumption. See also news item: 11 April 2011

Wine

• 2016
  • European Commission: Commission Draft Regulation on “Production processes for aromatised wine products”: Production processes for aromatised wine products and Production processes for aromatised wine products - annex. See also news item: 23 September 2016

Miscellaneous Other Foods (including milk, fats and oils, herbs and spices.)

• 2015
  • Council of the EU: Quality concerns related to honeys imported to the EU and the competitiveness of apiculture sector in Europe. See also news item: 15 December 2015
  • DEFRA: The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (England) Regulations 2016 consultation document. See also news item: 2 October 2015
• 2014
  • Council of the EU: Proposal for a Directive … relating to caseins and caseinates intended for human consumption - General approach. See also news item: 15-16 December 2014
  • Food Standards Agency: Update and outcomes from the FVO audit on controls related to safety of milk and dairy products in the UK: FSA Letter - Milk. See also news item: 28 March 2014
  • Food Standards Agency: Impact Assessment on the review of the controls governing the sale and marketing of unpasteurised, or raw drinking milk and raw cream (RDM) in England - Impact Assessment on the review of the controls governing the sale and marketing of RDM in England. See also news item: 30 January 2014
• 2013
  • DEFRA: Olive oil consultation - Consultation document, Consultaton Letter and Consultation Draft SI. See also news item: 25 October 2013
  • DEFRA: The Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars Regulations 2013 Consultation. See also news item: 25 April 2013
  • DEFRA: Consultation on amending the Jam and Similar Products (England) Regulations 2003. See also news item: 27 March 2013
  • DEFRA: Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 Consultation. See also news item: 16 January 2013
• 2012
  • DEFRA: Consultation on the Condensed Milk and Dried Milk (England) Regulations 2013 and the Caseins and Caseinates (England) Regulations 2013. See also news item: 18 December 2012
  • European Commission: Council approves new rules for fruit juices. See also news item: 8 March 2012
• 2010
  • DEFRA: Consultation document: Consultation on the draft Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011. See also news item: 21 December 2010
  • DEFRA: Consultation document: Consultation on the draft Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011. See also news item: 13 December 2010
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation document: Food Irradiation (England)(Amendment) Regulations 2010. See also news item: 25 June 2010

GM / Novel Foods

• 2015
  • European Parliament: Speeding up authorisation of novel foods. See also news item: 22 October 2015
• 2013
  • European Commission: Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on novel foods - COM(2013) 894, Proposal for a Council Directive on the placing on the market of food from clones - COM(2013) 893 final and Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the cloning of animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine species kept and reproduced for farming purposes - COM(2013) 892 finz. See also news item: 18 December 2013
• 2012
  • Council of the EU: Council Progress Report - GMOs. See also news item: 11 June 2012
• 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: Animal Cloning for Food Production – Board Paper (FSA 11/05/07) See also news item: 13 May 2011

Organic

• 2012
  • EU Commission: COM (2012) 0212 - REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL on the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products. See also news item: 18 June 2012

Food Contact Materials

• 2016
  • Food Standards Agency: Draft Report: Post Implementation Review: The Plastic Kitchenware (Condition on Import from China) Regulations 2011. See also news item: 15 March 2016
• 2014
  • Council of the EU: Draft - COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No …/… of XXX amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 282/2008 on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods. See also news item: 9 December 2014
• 2012
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation Summary and Annexes: The Materials and Articles in Contact With Food (England) Regulations 2012. See also news item: 10 January 2012
• 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation: Plastic Kitchenware (Conditions on Imports from China) (England) Regulations 2011. See also news item: 28 April 2011
• 2010
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation document: Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2010. See also news item: 26 February 2010

Food Quality / Food Fraud / Food Waste

• 2016
  • Food Standards Agency: NFCU Review - Introductory Board Paper and National Food Crime Unit Review - Full Report. See also news item: 10 November 2016
  • Food Standards Agency: Guide - Working together to tackle the threat from food crime. See also news item: 31 October 2016
  • Council of the EU: Dual quality of foodstuffs on the EU common market. See also news item: 17 May 2016
  • Council of the EU: Combating Food Fraud in the EU - Information from the German Delegation. See also news item: 11 April 2016
  • Food Standards Agency: Food Crime Annual Strategic Assessment: a 2016 baseline. See also news item: 23 March 2016
  • Food Standards Agency: A Consultation Exercise on the Adulteration of Food - Setting Thresholds for Action and for Reporting See also news item: 26 February 2016
• 2015
  • Council of the EU: Quality concerns related to honeys imported to the EU and the competitiveness of apiculture sector in Europe. See also news item: 15 December 2015
  • DEFRA: Defra's independent Authenticity Methods Working Group (AMWG) response to Elliott review on “integrity and assurance of food supply networks” - recommendation 4. See also news item: 4 March 2015
• 2014
  • Council of the EU: Food loss and food waste - Information from the Netherlands and Swedish delegations, supported by the Austrian, Danish, German and Luxembourg delegations. See also news item: 19 May 2014
• 2013
  • DEFRA: Interim report of the Elliott Review. See also news item: 12 December 2013
  • Council of the EU: Commission actions in the field of food fraud - Information from the Commission. See also news item: 10 July 2013
  • Food Standards Agency: FSA 13/07/04: External Review of the Horsemeat incident - Pat Troop Report and FSA 13/07/04: FSA investigation report. See also news item: 5 July 2013
• 2011
  • European Commission: GREEN PAPER on promotion measures and information provision for agricultural products: a reinforced value-added European strategy for promoting the tastes of Europe (COM(2011) 436). See also news item: 14 July 2011
  • European Commission: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on protection of geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuffs. See also Annex. See also news item:12 July 2011

Anti-microbial Resistance

Brexit

• 2016
  • Food and Drink Federation: A new UK-EU relationship. See also news item: 13 July 2016

Nutrition Issues: including health claims, foods for special groups and obesity policy matters

• 2016
  • Department of Health: Health Claims Update - December 2016. See also news item: 21 December 2016
  • Department of Health: Childhood obesity: a plan for action. See also news item: 18 August 2016
  • Department of Health: Update from the European Commission's Working Group meeting on health claims, 20th June 2016. See also news item: 20 June 2016
  • European Commission: REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL on food intended for sportspeople. See also news item: 15 June 2016
  • World Health Organisation: Marketing of breast-milk substitutes: National implementation of the international code. See also news item: 9 May 2016
  • Department of Health: Update from the European Commission's Working Group meeting on health claims, 18 February 2016, Lactitol - Commission Draft Regulation and Lactitol - Commission Draft Regulation - Annex. See also news item: 18 February 2016
• 2015
  • European Commission: COM(2015) 619 final REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL regarding trans fats in foods and in the overall diet of the Union population. See also news item: 3 December 2015
  • Department of Health: Nutrition legislation information sources. See also news item: 16 October 2015
  • European Commission: Commission publishes Roadmap to review the Nutrition and Health Claims legislation: EVALUATION AND FITNESS CHECK (FC) ROADMAP. See also news item: 8 October 2015
  • Department of Health: Update from the European Commission's Working Group meeting on health claims, 8th June 2015. See also news item: 25 June 2015
  • Department of Health: Update from the European Commission's Working Group meeting on health claims, 31 March 2015. See also news item: 15 April 2015
  • Department of Health: WORKING DOCUMENT on young-child formulae. See also news item: 19 February 2015
  • Department of Health: Working Documents: Food Intended for Infants and Young Children, Food for Special Medical Purposes and Total Diet Replacement for Weight Control - . See also news item: 11 February 2015:
    • WORKING DOCUMENT on the adoption of a delegated Regulation on food for special medical purposes pursuant to Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013
    • WORKING DOCUMENT on the adoption of a delegated Regulation on infant formula and follow-on formula pursuant to Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013
    • WORKING DOCUMENT on the adoption of a delegated Regulation on processed cereal-based food and baby food pursuant to Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013
  • Department of Health: Update from the European Commission's Working Group meeting on health claims, 19 January 2015. See also news item: 29 January 2015
• 2014
  • Department of Health: DH Letter - Request for information on infant and follow-on formula. See also news item: 29 July 2014
  • Department of Health: Department of Health - Food Law Guidance. See also news item: 21 July 2014
  • Department of Health: Health Claims: Update from the European Commission's Working Group 16 May 2014. See also news item: 2 June 2014
  • European Commission: Amendments to EU Directive 2006/141/EC - protein requirements for infant and follow-on formula: COMMISSION DIRECTIVE …/…/EU of XXX amending Directive 2006/141/EC with regard to protein requirements for infant formulae and follow-on formulae. See also news item: 31 May 2014
  • European Commission: Draft Regulation amending Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of mineral substances that can be added to food supplements. See also news item: 16 April 2014
  • European Commission: Draft Comission Regulation including Ephedra and Yohimbe in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/200. See also news item: 4 March 2014
  • European Commission: Update from the European Commission's Working Group meeting on health claims: document attached, document attached, documents attached, document attached, Annex document, document attached, document attached and Annex document. See also news item: 3 March 2014
  • European Commission: Update from the European Commission's Working Group meeting on Foods for Specific Groups: (1) COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT on certain requirements for FSMPs, and (2) COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT on FSMPs for infants]. See also news item: 19 February 2014
• 2013
  • European Commission: Requirements for Food for Special Medical Purposes for infants and Pesticides in food for infants and young children. See also news item: 4 December 2013
  • Department of Health: Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Consultation: Consultation document, and Draft Statutory Instrument. See also news item: 15 November 2013
  • European Commission: Draft Regulation - setting the rules for applications for generic descriptors [relates to health claims]. See also news item: 20 March 2013
• 2012
  • Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency: MHRA Press Release: MHRA to remove popular sports supplement used by international athletes from the marketDMAA. See also news item: 28 August 2012
  • Council of the EU: 10086/12 - Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food intended for infants and young children and on food for special medical purposes. See also news item: 7 June 2012
• 2011
  • Council of the EU: Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food intended for infants and young children and on food for special medical purposes – Presidency's progress report. See also news item: 1-2 December 2011
  • European Commission: Working document on the establishment of the list of permitted health claims ("Article 13 list") – 12.09.2011. See also news item: 29 September 2011
  • European Commission: Working Document on the Revision of the Annex of Nutrition Claims of Regulation (EC) N° 1924/2006. See also news item: 15 September 2011
  • Department of Health: Consultation on the proposal by the European Commission for a regulation of the European parliament and of the Council on foods intended for infants and young children and on food for special medical purposes. See also news item: 5 August 2011
  • Department of Health: Letter: Addition of substances to the annexes to Directive 2002/46/EC on food supplements, Regulation (EC) 1925/2006 on fortified foods and Regulation (EC) 953/2009 on foods for particular nutritional uses. See also news item: 1 July 2011
  • Council of the EU: Q&A on food labelling and the compromise reached between the Hungarian Presidency, the European Parliament and the Commission. See also news item: 22 June 2011
  • European Commission: Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on food intended for infants and young children and on food for special medical purposes - COM(2011) 353. See also news item: 20 June 2011
  • European Commission: Further Assessment of certain Health Claims subject to Article 13 (1) of Regulation (EC) 1924/2006. Also available: Commission's spreadsheet and Commission's data requirements See also news item: 8 June 2011
  • European Commission: Working Document on the Revision of the Annex of Nutrition Claims of Regulation (EC) N° 1924/2006. See also news item: 26 May 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: Factsheet: Claims about gluten in food: a guide for caterers See also news item: 16 May 2011
• 2010
  • Food Standards Agency: Board Paper (FSA 10/03/07) - Front of Pack (FOP) Nutrition Labelling. See also news item: 5 March 2010
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation document - The Nutrition and Health Claims (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010. See also news item: 4 January 2010

Controls / Enforcement

• 2016
  • Food Standards Agency: Food Law Code of Practice (England) Review 2016/17 - Consulttation document and Draft Code of Practice showing planned changes. See also news item: 15 December 2016
  • Food Standards Agency: 2015 Annual Report on UK Multi-Annual National Control Plan. See also news item: 9 December 2016
  • Food Standards Agency: Annual report on UK local authority food law enforcement - 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016. See also news item: 21 November 2016
  • Council of the EU: Official Controls - Political Agreement. See also news item: 10 October 2016
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation letter - Risk Based Enforcement. See also news item: 8 September 2016
  • Food Standards Agency: Internet shopping - Draft documents for consultation: Advice to businesses selling food online, Food sold online - guidance for local authorities, Advice for buying food online and Selling food online - questions and answers. See also news item: 7 September 2016
  • European Commission: RASFF 2015 Annual Report. See also news item:26 August 2016
  • Food Standards Agency: New Food for Specific Groups Enforcement Letter. See also news item: 1 August 2016
  • Food Standards Agency: Annual Report of Incidents 2015. See also news item: 9 June 2016
  • Food Standards Agency: FSA Regulatory Strategy Paper. See also news item: 14 January 2016
  • Food Standards Agency: Enforcement Annual Report 2014/15. See also news item: 14 January 2016
• 2015
  • Food Standards Agency: An Assessment of Local Authority Delivery of Official Controls on Milk and Dairy Products in England, Wales and Scotland 2014/2015. See also news item: 10 December 2015
  • Food Standards Agency: Enforcement of breaches in relation to “use by” dates. See also news item: 19 November 2015
  • Council of the EU: Official control in the food chain - Adoption of the Council position: 13209/15 - 9464/13 - COM(2013) 265 final. See also news item: 26 October 2015
  • Food Standards Agency: 2014 annual report on implementation of UK National Control Plan. See also news item: 16 October 2015
  • Food Standards Agency: Revised Food Law Practice Guidance 2015 published by the FSA: Food Law Practice Guidance 2015. See also news item: 7 October 2015
  • Food Standards Agency: Food Sampling by District Councils in Northern Ireland 2014. See also news item: 22 September 2015
  • Food Standards Agency: FSA Annual Report of Incidents 2014. See also news item: 4 June 2015
  • Food Standards Agency: Letter: Publication of the Revised Food Law Code of Practice (England). See also news item: 7 April, 2015
  • Food Standards Agency: Multi-Annual National Control Plan for the United Kingdom April 2013 to March 2016. See also news item: 27 March 2015
  • Food Standards Agency: Official Controls Charges in Meat Premises: A Proposal for a New Discount System. See also news item: 9 March 2015
• 2014
  • Council of the EU: Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities - Progress Report - 16398/14. See also news item: 15-16 December 2014
  • Food Standards Agency: 2013 UK Annual Report: Progress towards implementation of the Multi-Annual National Control Plan for the United Kingdom. See also news item: 6 December 2014
  • Food Standards Agency: Draft - Guidance for enforcement authorities and food businesses on the use of private water supplies in primary production in relation to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004. See also news item: 26 November 2014
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation pack: The Food Law Code of Practice (England) Review. See also news item: 12 November 2014
  • Food Standards Agency: FSA Consultation: The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) and The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014: Official Control Consultation. See also news item: 1 August 2014
  • Food Standards Agency: FSA Incident Report 2013. See also news item: 30 June 2014
  • European Commission: RASFF Report 2013. See also news item: 13 June 2014
  • Food Standards Agency: UK Multi Annual National Control Plan 2013 to 2015 (updated 2014). See also news item: 12 June 2014
  • Food Standards Agency: Revised Food Law Code of Practice for England published: Food Law Code of Practice (England). See also news item: 7 April 2014
  • Food Standards Agency: National Co-ordinated Food Sampling Programme 2014-15: (1) Information (2) a separate document listing pritories for sampling, (3) Report for 2011-12, and (4) Report for 2012-13. See also news item: 31 January 2014
• 2013
  • Food Standards Agency: 2012 UK Annual Report: Progress towards implementation of the Multi-Annual National Control Plan for the United Kingdom. See also news item: 18 December 2013
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation pack: Proposals on changes to the organisation of official controls. See also news item: 17 October 2013
  • European Commission: Import Checks Report 2012. See also news item: 29 July 2013
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation pack: Food Standards Agency Review of Powers of Entry. See also news item: 29 July 2013
  • Food Standards Agency: 2012 Incident Report. See also news item: 28 June 2013
  • Food Standards Agency: Multi-Annual National Control Plan for the United Kingdom April 2013 to March 2015. See also news item: 27 June 2013
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation pack: The Food Law Code of Practice Review and Food Law Code of Practice (England) Review: June 2013. See also news item: 24 June 2013
• 2012
  • Food Standards Agency: Annual report on the implementation of the UK National Control Plan. See also news item: 4 December 2012
  • Food Standards Agency: Multi-Annual National Control Plan for the UK (November 2012). See also news item: 30 November 2012
  • Food Standards Agency: Traceability Consultation Letter. See also news item: 15 August 2012
  • European Commission: RASFF - 2011 Annual Report. See also news item: 20 July 2012
  • Food Standards Agency: Incident Report 2011. See also news item: 28 May 2012
  • Council of the EU: Food safety/RASFF - access to transparent information among Member States. See also news item: 27 April 2012
  • Food Standards Agency: FSA Code of Practice Letter - April 2012. See also news item: 5 April 2012
  • Food Standards Agency: FSA Farming Regulation - Updated Response. See also news item: 21 February 2012
  • Food Standards Agency: Enforcement Letter - Guidance Update. See also news item: 9 February 2012
  • Food Standards Agency: FSA Citizens Forums: Earned Recognition TNS-BMRB Report. See also news item: 9 January 2012
• 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: Single integrated national control plan for the United Kingdom January 2007 to March 2011: Progress in 2010 towards implementation - report for the European Commission. See also news item: 9 November 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: “Making Every Inspection Count” “Effective Imported Food Control”. See also news item: 3 November 2011
  • Food Standards Agency / DEFRA: Various documents relating to the Farming Regulation Task Force Report. See also news item: 3 November 2011
  • FSA: Farming Regulation Task Force Report: FSA consideration of specific recommendations
  • FSA: Farming Regulation Task Force Report: letter from Jeff Rooker 22 September 2011
  • DEFRA: Farming Regulation Taskforce Interim Response (PB13675)
  • Food Standards Agency: Single integrated national control plan for the United Kingdom January 2007 to March 2012 (Revision Ocotber 2011). See also news item: 14 October 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: Food Sampling by Scottish Local Authorities - 2010 Summary Report. See also news item: 7 October 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: A new approach to charges for official controls on meat: delivering efficiency and reform: summary of impact assessment. See also news item: 5 September 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation - Revocation of the Authorised Officers (Meat Inspection) Regulations 1987. See also news item: 17 August 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: Pre-meeting briefing on the Macdonald Farming Regulation Task Force Report. See also news item: 13 July 2011
  • European Commission: Draft COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION of amending Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin See also news item: 1 July 2011
  • European Commission: AUDIT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FROM 15 TO 25 NOVEMBER 2011 IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OFFICIAL CONTROLS ON FEED LEGISLATION See also news item: 30 June 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: Annual Report of Incidents 2010 See also news item: 24 May 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: Food Law - Practice Guidance (England) (Issued May 2011) See also news item: 6 May 2011
  • Food Standards Agency (Scotland): Food Standards Training Manual. See also news item: 25 March 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation: Extension of Remedial Action Notices to all food establishments. See also news item: 28 February 2011
  • Food Standards Agency: Various documents relating to enforcement. See also news item: 26 January 2011
    • FSA 11/01/04: FOOD SAFETY OFFICIAL CONTROLS DELIVERY Report by Alison Gleadle, Director of Food Safety
    • Annexe A: Division of responsibility for official food controls - at a glance
    • Annexe B: Current delivery model
    • Annex C: COMMISSION FOR THE FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY TO REVIEW FOOD LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES IN WALES AND TO PRODUCE A REPORT: A PROGRESS REPORT [Although the report mentions this document as “Annex C”, this version is not marked as the Annex]
    • Annexe D: Local Authority Delivery of Official Controls: Performance and Resiliance
    • Annexe E: Evidence on the link between improving Food Hygiene Compliance in Food Businesses and Improving Food Safety Outcomes
    • Annexe F: Lessons learnt from creation of MHS and benefits of centralized delivery
• 2010
  • Food Standards Agency: Letter - Review of delivery of official controls on food. See also news item: 3 December 2010
  • Food Standards Agency: A Summary of Scottish Local Authorities Food Sampling 2009. See also news item: 27 September 2010
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation document - The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011. See also news item: 20 September 2010
  • Food Standards Agency: UK Local Authorities Imported Food and Feed Sampling Report 2009/1. See also news item: 9 September 2010
  • Food Standards Agency: Single integrated national control plan for the United Kingdom January 2007 to March 2011: Progress in 2009 towards implementation - report for the European Commission. See also news item: 23 August 2010
  • Food Standards Agency: Annual report of incidents 2009. See also news item: 24 May 2010
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation document - Proposal to Reduce the Frequency of On-Farm Official Inspection in the Dairy Sector (England). See also news item: 17 March 2010
  • Food Standards Agency: Board Paper (FSA 10/03/09) UK Local Authority Food Law Enforcement 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009. See also news item: 5 March 2010
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation document - Revised FSA Regulatory Framework. See also news item: 1 February 2010
  • Food Standards Agency: “Making Every Inspection Count” Internal Monitoring Advice for Local Authority Food and Feed Law Enforcement Team Managers. See also news item: 14 January 2010
  • Food Standards Agency: A review of proposed arrangements for the approval of meat establishments. See also news item: 13 January 2010
  • Food Standards Agency: Scottish Local Authority Food Sampling (2008) Report. See also news item: 8 January 2010

General Policy/Administration Issues: including general food law and components of risk analysis

• 2016
  • Government Chemist: Food and Feed Law: legislation review (July - September 2016)
  • EFSA: Declaration of Commitment of the Members of the Advisory Forum of the European Food Safety Authority. See also news item: 28 September 2016
  • Government Chemist: Food and Feed Law: legislation review (April to June 2016). See also news item: 16 September 2016
  • Government Chemist: Food and Feed Law: legislation review (January to March 2016). See also news item: 2 September 2016
  • European Commission: Draft Regulation amending Regulation 178/2002. See also news item: 19 July 2016
  • Government Chemist: Food and Feed Law: legislation review (October to December 2015). See also news item: 15 March 2016
• 2015
  • Council of the EU: Codex Alimentarius: EU Council discussions: Codex Alimentarius - Information from the Presidency. See also news item: 15 December 2015
  • Government Chemist: Food and Feed Law: legislation review - 2015 - July - September. See also news item: 20 November 2015
  • Government Chemist: Food and Feed Law: legislation review - 2015 - April-June. See also news item: 17 July 2015
  • Government Chemist: Food and Feed Law: legislation review - 2015 - January-March. See also news item: 4 June 2015
  • Food Standards Agency: FSA publishes Strategic Plan for food we can trust: FSA Strategy 2015-20. See also news item: 3 June 2015
  • Government Chemist: Food and Feed Law: legislation review. See also news item: 27 April 2015
• 2014
  • Scottish Government: Bill to create new Scottish food safety body introduced: Bill (As Introduced), Explanatory Notes (and other accompanying documents), Policy Memorandum, and Delegated Powers Memorandum. See also news item: 14 March 2014
• 2013
  • WTO: The Standards and Trade Development Facility Mid-Term Review Final Report. See also news item: 29 November 2013
• 2012
  • UK Government: Review of the Balance of Competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union Animal Health and Welfare and Food Safety Report. See also news item: 22 July 2013
  • Food Standards Agency: Consultation pack: New Proposed Enabling Primary Food and Feed Legislation Provisions [relates to the creation of the Scottish Agency]. See also news item: 1 March 2013
  • Scottish Government: A Healthier Scotland: Consultation on Creating a New Food Body. See also news item: 28 February 2013
  • Food Standards Agency: Heads of National Food Agencies Working Group on Transparent Use of Risk Assessment in Decision Making Final report to the Heads of Agencies. See also news item: 12 December 2012
  • Food Standards Agency: Call for evidence: Animal health, welfare and food safety and List of EU animal health, welfare and food safety legislation covered by the review. See also news item: 27 November 2012
  • EFSA: External Evaluation of EFSA - Final Report 2012. See also news item: 5 September 2012
  • Scottish Government: Scudamore Review - Future arrangements to secure food standards and safety in Scotland. See also news item: 27 June 2012
• 2011
  • Council of the EU: Report on Codex Alimentarius negotiations progress and prospects at the next “Agriculture and Fisheries” Council on 16 December 2011. See also news item: 15-16 December 2011
  • EFSA: Letter to the European Ombudsman. See also news item: 14 December 2011
  • Council of the EU: Report on Codex Alimentarius negotiations progress and prospects at the next “Agriculture and Fisheries” Council on 17 May 2011. See also news item: 17 May 2011
• 2010
  • UK Government: Common Sense Common Safety A report by Lord Young of Graffham to the Prime Minister [relates to the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme]. See also news item: 15 October 2010