Food Standards Agency Data

A rolling 12 months of cash receipts broken down by month and income stream.

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.

Numbers of Certificates of Competence (CoC) and Temporary Certificates of Competence (TCoC) issued by Food Standards Agency.

Number of Slaughter Licences and Certificates of Competence issued by year. Please note that Welfare Legislation changed in 2014 in Wales and 2015 in England which removed the issue of Slaughter Licences and implemented Certificates of Competence. No further updates to this dataset will be made - it has now been replaced by 'Certificates of Competence'.

Official control monitoring data for chemical contaminants found in shellfish

Christmas and Valentine’s campaign focusing on FHRS in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Lists of six e-number food colours associated with possible hyperactivity in young children.

List of completed internal audits on the annual audit plan.

The Consumer Insights Tracker is an online monthly tracking survey commissioned by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and administered by YouGov. It monitors the behaviour and attitudes of adult consumers aged 16+ in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in relation to food. The survey includes topics such as food availability, food affordability, consumer concerns in relation to food, confidence in the food supply chain and in the FSA as a regulator. A written commentary of this data can be found on the Consumer Insights Tracker FSA webpage. Between April 2020 and June 2023, the Consumer Insights Tracker was administered by Ipsos UK. Due to the methodological differences between these two suppliers, data collected from Ipsos and YouGov should not be directly compared.

This survey monitors consumer behaviors and attitudes in relation to food availability, affordability and confidence in the food industry and its regulators. This survey was established in November 2021. A written commentary of this data can be found on the Consumer insights tracker FSA webpage.

Report on findings of consumers understanding of food risk, particularly chemicals.

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.

The Agency audits local authorities' enforcement services and provides a report that outlines areas where the authority can focus its efforts on improvements, while also celebrating good practice.

Correspondence received from FSA stakeholders that require a response in either the Chair’s or the Chief Executive’s name.

Correspondence received from Members of Parliament that require a response in the Chair’s or Chief Executive’s name. Also includes correspondence from Members of Parliament to Dept. of Health (DH) or Defra Ministers, which require a response in the DH Minister’s name.

Correspondence received from members of the public which will be answered by locally by the relevant FSA business area.

Number of dairy inspections carried out with numbers that resulted in IN (improvement necessary) UIN (urgent improvement necessary)

A detailed list of FSA data assets and data-sets. Covering plans, registers, stakeholder lists, and businesses reports.

A summary of data sharing agreements between the FSA and other organisations.

A rolling 12 months of debtor days information broken down by month and providing a measure of the average time taken for debts to be paid.