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FSA Update: Strengthening Food Safety Enforcement Strategies

Explore the proactive Enforcement & Compliance Strategy for Food Safety, focusing on risk-based outcomes and consumer protection. Efficiently aligned with regulatory themes and effective EU obligations.

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FSA Update: Strengthening Food Safety Enforcement Strategies

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  1. FSA Update – setting the scene Winston Churchill “ Gentlemen, we have run out of money, we will have to think .....”

  2. Coalition Machinery of Government Changes • Agency nutritional policy to DH – 1st October 2010 • Agency non food safety labelling policy has moved to Defra • Agency focus - Food Safety • Prime Minister written statement 21st July 2010 - ....Government recognises the important role of the FSA........ • Agency realigning resources to strategic priorities, looking for efficiencies, focusing on delivery • Local authorities are key delivery partner

  3. Current regulatory themes • One In One Out (includes statutory Codes) • Public Challenge (of worst regulations) • Sunset Clauses (7 years or less) • End tick box – target highest risk (Co-regulation \ Culture) • End Gold plating (challenge EU rules) All national regulators will be considering these issues

  4. Food Safety – what now ? • Effective , risk based, proportionate enforcement - vital: • EU Obligations • Consumer confidence & safety • Economy • Resources & capacity of local authorities • Job satisfaction • Pennington Report provides good summary of some key considerations • Culture, focus, skills, enforcement tools & support • HACCP training, audit approach, guidance and RANS

  5. Food Safety – What now ? • Agency reviewing Strategic Plan • Food safety outcomes will remain • Imported food safe to eat • Food produced in UK safe to eat • Consumers have information to make safe choices • Regulation is effective, risk based and proportionate • Developing Enforcement & Compliance Strategy

  6. Enforcement - Issues being considered • Focus on outcomes e.g. compliance • Target Highest Risk e.g. serious non compliance • Earned Recognition • More use of AES, intervention flexibilities especially in lower risk businesses • Using incentives e.g. consumer information on business hygiene \ safety standards • Enforcement research – what works, priorities • Good use of intelligence

  7. Enforcement & Compliance data • LAEMS 08-09 show LA’s targeting risk: • 0.5 m on site interventions • > 97% hygiene A\B inspections, 93% A Standards inspections completed • 86% Premises Broadly compliant (Hygiene) NB takeaways 69%. • 168,000 Formal enforcement actions • 73,000 complaints (48% relating to premises hygiene.) • Support > focus • NB Sampling UKFSS

  8. Enforcement & Compliance data • LAEMS 2009 \ 10: • 97% LAs have uploaded, 86% signed off • 2010 Report will have greater focus on Compliance levels • Looking to get data back to LAs earlier than last year. JWG to consider data • Aim is to support your work, focus, approach and impact • Secondary analyses improving intelligence

  9. Food Fraud

  10. And finally – FHRS launched

  11. Certificates and stickers available

  12. Finally • LA Food Services important - for consumer protection, confidence and EU responsibilities • We know central support, clarity and oversight is important to protect these services • Regional coordinator – Marcia Nightingale

  13. Winston Churchill “ For myself, I am an optimist – it does not seem to be much use being anything else....”

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