Food Standards Agency Data

Sometimes there will be a problem with a food product that means it should not be sold. Then it might be 'withdrawn' (taken off the shelves) or 'recalled' (when customers are asked to return the product). Sometimes foods have to be withdrawn or recalled if there is a risk to consumers because the allergy labelling is missing or incorrect or if there is any other food allergy risk. When there is a food allergy risk, the FSA will issue an Allergy Alert.

Study on the FSA tracking awareness of the new EU Food Information and Consumers allergen information regulations before and after they came into force in December 2014.

A full list of establishments approved to handle, prepare or produce products of animal origin for which requirements are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.

Official control monitoring data for regulated biotoxins which can be found in shellfish.

Cattle condition data collected by Food Standards Agency staff at approved meat establishments as a percentage of cattle throughput. The data is aggregated to country level and is shown by month.

Official control monitoring data for chemical contaminants found in shellfish

List of internal audits in the Audit Plan that have actually been carried out.

Results of the contractor performance in England and Wales for the periods 2015-16 and 2016-17, measured against the key performance indicator RAG rating, reported annually at area level.

Volumes of formal enforcement undertaken by the Food Standards Agency. This is shown as the number of breaches against each piece of legislation by Month.

A list of post-mortem rejection conditions in cattle, agreed by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in partnership with the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and representatives of the farming and meat industry. Each condition relates directly to public and/or animal health or animal welfare, to ensure producers and processors can act on the problems identified efficiently.

A list of post-mortem rejection conditions in species other than cattle, poultry, pigs and sheep & goats, agreed by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in partnership with the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and representatives of the farming and meat industry. Each condition relates directly to public and/or animal health or animal welfare, to ensure producers and processors can act on the problems identified efficiently.

A list of post-mortem rejection conditions in pigs including wild boar, agreed by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in partnership with the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and representatives of the farming and meat industry. Each condition relates directly to public and/or animal health or animal welfare, to ensure producers and processors can act on the problems identified efficiently.

A list of post-mortem rejection conditions in poultry, agreed by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in partnership with the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and representatives of the farming and meat industry. Each condition relates directly to public and/or animal health or animal welfare, to ensure producers and processors can act on the problems identified efficiently.

A list of post-mortem rejection conditions in sheep & goats, agreed by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in partnership with the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and representatives of the farming and meat industry. Each condition relates directly to public and/or animal health or animal welfare, to ensure producers and processors can act on the problems identified efficiently.

Under the domestic TSE Regulations, SRM which is vertebral column from bovine carcasses must be removed in a cutting plant which is authorised by the FSA for this activity. SRM which is spinal cord from older sheep or goats may be removed in a slaughterhouse or a cutting plant which is authorised by the FSA.

Fipronil is unauthorised for use in food-producing animals, we have acted with urgency to ensure that consumers are protected. Some of the products made from these eggs will have had a short shelf life and will have already been consumed, however, we identified some that were still within the expiry date. These are now being withdrawn by the businesses involved, a list of these withdrawn products are detailed in this dataset.

A list of food business types that are used with the Register a Food Business service.

These two datasets provide the responses to a survey on food including what influences decisions on what people choose to eat, and what is important to people when selecting food for example price, animal welfare, origin of food. Knowledge of the food system Use of technology when purchasing food and key concerns about food. The total sample includes all age groups 16+ and has a sample size of 2475. The Gen Z sample is of generation Z only 16- 25 year olds and has a sample size of 619.

The Animal and Plant Health Agency carry out egg hygiene inspections on behalf of the Food Standards Agency to ensure compliance with hygiene and safety regulations at hen egg producing establishments. An annual report of key performance indicators is produced, including numbers of inspections and follow up visits, enforcement actions undertaken and levels of compliance. Compliant establishments are those where no improvements are needed. Figures are also provided for Production Population including details of types of production, numbers of units and numbers of hens.

List of Audit Assurance audits planned by year. The FSA’s audit plan for 2020/21 is subject to revision due to Covid-19 impacts on the FSA. An updated audit plan with be posted here when it is agreed.