The U.K. Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued its Strategic Plan
2015-20 outlining a number of initiatives it plans to undertake with
industry and other stakeholders over the next five years.

Key activities include (i) implementing campaigns to reduce the incidence
of food-borne illness caused by Campylobacter and Listeria
infections; (ii) expanding capabilities of the agency’s newly established
Food Crime Unit; (iii) expanding the agency’s horizon scanning and
emerging risks analytical capabilities; (iv) establishing new platforms for
consumer engagement; and (v) continuing robust engagement with the
European Union on revisions to the regulation on official food and feed
controls. See FSA News Release, June 3, 2015.

 

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