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20 July 2010
FDF Response to Decision on Food Standards Agency
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Welcoming today's decision to clarify the future role of the Food Standards
Agency, Melanie Leech, the Food and Drink Federation's Director General, said:
“As the voice of the UK food and drink manufacturing sector, we believe it is
important to maintain an independent food safety regulator and fully support
today's decision by the Government to retain the Food Standards Agency
“The FSA has helped to create an environment in which public confidence in the
food they eat has grown significantly in recent years and it makes sense to
build
on that by focusing the Agency's future activities on safety and hygiene
issues.
We look forward to working closely with our regulator to ensure that we
maintain
these high levels of consumer trust.
“We also support the decision to move responsibility for nutrition, and other
food policy issues, back into Government departments. This should lead to
clearer
and more consistent policy making, while avoiding unnecessary duplication of
effort across Whitehall.”
Notes to Editors
1. The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) is the voice of the food and drink
manufacturing industry – the UK's largest manufacturing sector.
More Information
- FDF Press team
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Cath Wilkins on cath.wilkins@fdf.org.uk or 020 7420 7132
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Sarah Lovell on sarah.lovell@fdf.org.uk or 020 7420 7131
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Rebecca Wilhelm rebecca.wilhelm@fdf.org.uk or 020 7420 7140
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