Welcome to the first future of food regulation newsletter

A regular publication on future of food regulation: our plans, who we've been talking to, your views and what's going to happen next.

Welcome to our first newsletter about the work the FSA is doing on the future of food regulation. I plan to send you regular updates on our plans and progress, who we've been talking to, what we have heard and what's going to happen next. I hope this is useful for keeping you in touch. Regulating our Future – or RoF, as we call it at the FSA - is top of our to-do list. Many of you know how committed I am personally about the opportunity we have to reform and improve our current system, so we keep making sure that people have safe food, food they can trust, and that it is what it says it is. Our ambition is big and it is timely. We are looking at the whole system, understanding what information is now available from a wider range of sources and how using this can add value to protecting public health and consumer interests. We want to build a picture of business activity to fulfil businesses' duty to comply with regulation, not just on inspection day, but every day. That means developing tailored & proportionate regulation that reflects relative risk, reinforces accountability, and delivers more for public health.  It goes without saying that achieving better outcomes demands working together, with businesses of all types and shapes and sizes, local authorities, trade associations, assurance providers and other parts of government. I know many of you are already supporting this effort, feeding in your views and expertise: please keep doing that, we will listen, reflect and feedback, and your input is critical to us implementing a sustainable, fit for purpose and agile system that the public and all our stakeholders can have confidence in. I look forward to hearing more of your ideas for doing things better and managing risks as the programme develops. Heather Hancock - Chairman of the FSA  Please get involved. Email us: FutureDelivery@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk Pilots The pilots that were initiated from the first Hot House are just that – pilots. Nothing has been decided. The design of the new regulatory framework has not been allocated to any food business. Hot Houses We will be using the Hot House method as a foundation for the development of pilots to test various approaches and hypothesis in the new model for regulation. What exactly is the Hot House approach? It is a way of bringing stakeholders together to analyse, discuss and solve a problem. It is facilitated in various short bursts to gain maximum input from participants. Expert Advisory Groups – adding value through insight and challenge Expert Advisory Groups comprising of food businesses, local enforcement professionals and consumers will play a key role on the RoF programme, acting as critical friends – challenging us to look at issues, pointing out bumps in the road and advising on all aspects of the programme. Consumer and small business research video     Stay Connected:          Manage Preferences | Delete Profile | Help This email was sent to mantiskhiralla@gmail.com by the Food Standards Agency General Enquires Aviation House, WC2B 6NH · 0207 276 8829