About the FSA The Food Standards Agency is responsible for food
safety and food hygiene across the UK. We work with local
authorities to enforce food safety regulations and have staff
who work in UK meat plants to check that the requirements of the
regulations are being met. We also commission research related
to food safety. The Department of Health is responsible for
nutrition policy, including nutrition labelling, in England.
Defra (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
is responsible for food labelling not related to food safety or
nutrition in England. It is also responsible for animal welfare.
The FSA retains responsibility for labelling policy in Scotland,
Wales and Northern Ireland, and for nutrition policy in Scotland
and Northern Ireland. Responsibility for nutrition policy in
Wales lies with the Welsh Government. You can get answers to
several frequently asked questions about what we do at the links
below. - putting the consumer first - openness and transparency
- science- and evi