UK to Abolish Food Standards Agency

UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) will be abolished and its functions taken over by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Department of Health.

lth secretary Andrew Lansley revealed the watchdog would be disbanded as he launched a white paper on the future of the NHS, according to The Daily Telegraph.

Lansley will reassign the FSA’s regulatory aspects, including safety and hygiene, to Defra and its responsibilities for nutrition, diet and public health will be incorporated into the Department of Health.

The Department of Health confirmed the FSA was “under review”.