Our Food 2024: An annual review of food standards across the UK
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have published their annual ‘Our Food’ report, which reviews food safety and standards across the UK for 2024, which highlights ongoing food safety and standards challenges.
Overall, food safety and authenticity standards were stable in 2024, but several aspects of the food system remain under considerable pressure:
- Local authorities still do not have enough resources to address the substantial backlog of inspections, nor deal with the growing number of new food businesses that should be inspected.
- There has been progress in implementing documentary and physical checks at our borders, however more comprehensive and accurate data would allow consumers to be better protected.
- It is also still the case that too many households are struggling to afford food, and that more action is required to improve the healthiness of the food we eat.
The FSA and FSS are calling on government, industry, and regulators to work together to respond to these risks in our food system, to uphold high food standards, and to achieve a food system that works for everyone.
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