Food safety

FDF regulatory committees (member only)

Food Safety Committee

The Food Safety Committee (FSC) enables FDF members to stay up to date with food safety issues and regulatory developments that affect, or have the potential to affect, the UK food and drink manufacturing industry.

Food Contact Materials Committee

The Food Contact Materials (FCM) Committee leads on issues relating to materials and substances intended to come into contact with food and drink and which affect the interests of the UK manufacturing industry.

Food Ingredients Committee

The Food Ingredients (FIG) Committee covers issues relating to food ingredients and food improvement agents which affect, or have the potential to affect, the interests of UK food and drink manufacturers.

Food Microbiology Committee

The Food Microbiology (MIC) Committee works on topics related to food microbiology, food hygiene and food safety management which are of interest to the UK food and drink manufacturing industry. 

Residues and Contaminants Committee

The Residues and Contaminants Committee (RAC) covers issues relating to the safety of chemical residues and contaminants which affect, or have the potential to affect, the interests of consumers, UK food and drink manufacturers and their supply chains.

Resources & toolkits

FDF developed resources and toolkits for businesses on food labelling.

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Incident prevention & management

The FDF Incident Prevention and Management toolkit signposts to key resources, best practice and intelligence to support members in ensuring they remain alert to potential food safety incidents and food fraud issues and respond swiftly to emerging risks to protect their businesses and consumers.

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Regulatory toolkit

The FDF Regulatory toolkit provides members with a comparative overview of food law at GB and EU level now the UK is no longer part of the EU. It hosts several FDF Regulatory Trackers which capture policy developments and areas of regulatory divergence between GB & EU/NI legislation.

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Acrylamide

The FDF Acrylamide Toolkit provides members with key resources and legislative developments on the process contaminant acrylamide. It covers acrylamide formation and key mitigation measures available across a variety of foodstuffs which help prevent and reduce its formation in food production.

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Codex Alimentarius

The FDF Codex Alimentarius toolkit provides members with an overview of how Codex operates as the international food standards body. It covers how Codex's global standards and guidelines are developed and support international trade and the opportunities different stakeholders have to input in to this process.

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Food contact materials

The FDF Food Contacts Materials toolkit provides members with resources and information relating to substances and materials that come into contact with food and drink. It covers the relevant legislative framework, including plastics, that ensure contact materials remain safe to use.

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Nanotechnology

The FDF Nanotechnology toolkit provides members with key resources and information on the evolving science, opportunities and regulatory considerations of nano-sized particles in food. It covers the relevant legislative frameworks and emerging applications in the food chain.

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Novel foods

The FDF Novel Foods toolkit provides members with key resources and guidance on new food ingredients that due to their lack of historic consumption would require market authorisation (e.g. CBD and insects). It covers the relevant legislation and information on the application process.

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