The Food Standards Agency is an independent Government department set up by an Act of Parliament in 2000 to protect the public's health and consumer interests in relation to food.
As a Government department, independent regulator and consumer protection body, we use the best available evidence and work with:
business from farm to fork to help them keep consumers safe
local authorities and other food law enforcement bodies to help them take proportionate, timely and resolute action
consumers to provide reliable and up to date information to help them make healthy choices about food.