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 Then it might be 'withdrawn' (taken off the shelves) or 'recalled' (when customers are asked to return the product). Sometimes foods have to be withdrawn or recalled if there is a risk to consumers because the allergy labelling is missing or incorrect or if there is any other food allergy risk.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.

Number and percentage of animals processed at the slaughterhouse in compliance with animal welfare legislation, as a proportion of throughput.

Number and percentage of animals arriving at the slaughterhouse in compliance with applicable animal welfare legislation, as a proportion of throughput.

Enforcement action taken against serious or critical animal welfare non-compliances in England and Wales, covering instances occurring in slaughterhouses, but also those cases identified as originating on farm, or in transport. Supporting documentation assists you in understanding the data, can be found at the bottom of this page.

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. This data is automatically updated daily at 7am to give the most up to date status of an Approved Food Establishment (as of close of business previous day). Note: the schema for this data differs to the monthly snap shot of the data 'Approved Food Establishment'. Multiple values within a column are now separated by double pipes '||'. TSE_Feed_ban_registrations_authorisations and X and Ys have been removed from the dataset.

A full list of establishments in England and Wales approved to handle, prepare or produce products of animal origin for which requirements are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. A monthly snap shot, as of 1st of every month, is available in this dataset from January 2018. Prior to May 2022, this list contained details of establishments in all of the UK. Details of establishments in Northern Ireland can now be found here ( https://data.food.gov.uk/catalog/datasets/dae35822-ca4e-41a2-b2af-b10b6163085a ) and establishments in Scotland, here ( https://www.foodstandards.gov.scot/publications-and-research/publications/approved-premises-register ).

A full list of establishments in Northern Ireland 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 completed internal audits on the annual audit plan.

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 over thirty month bovine carcasses must only 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 cutting plant which is authorised by the FSA for this activity, or in a slaughterhouse where no specific authorisation is required. The harvesting of bovine head meat must only be carried out in a cutting plant which is authorised by the FSA for this activity.