Food Safety Committee

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

The FSC is supported by several specialist regulatory committees, which monitor the detailed developments in areas such as contaminants and additives and FSC maintains an overview of their work and provides a strategic steer on significant and cross-cutting developments. The FSC guides the work on horizon scanning for emerging food safety issues, plus provides food safety expertise to support our work on international trade and environmental sustainability.

Next FSC meeting dates: 8 May 2025 interim call (10-11am), 3 July 2025 meeting, 18 September 2025 interim call (10-11am) & 27 November 2025 meeting

FSC Documents FSC Overview & Issues Matrix 2025

For the latest FSA intelligence and food incident signals, please refer to the FDF Incident Prevention and Management Toolkit.

This committee is open to all FDF member companies to follow (click 'Watch committee' below to receive email alerts) and/or participate in its meetings (click 'Request to join' below), with active members of the FSC usually being senior regulatory affairs and technical representatives.

Committee purpose

To monitor, evaluate and seek to influence food safety issues and regulatory developments that affect, or have the potential to affect, the interests of the UK food and drink manufacturing industry.
To ensure that confidence in the food supply chain is maintained and industry’s reputation as a responsible provider of safe, authentic and traceable food is enhanced.
To maintain an overview of the work of the specialist technical committees and groups and provide a strategic steer on significant and/or cross-cutting developments.
To support the work on horizon scanning for emerging food safety issues.
To provide food safety expertise to support the work of the International Trade Committee and the Environmental Sustainability Committee.

Why join?

To keep up to date with relevant food safety issues and regulatory developments that could impact your business.
To shape FDF’s key priorities and policy positions on food safety issues and contribute to relevant consultations.
To network with senior regulatory affairs and technical directors of FDF member companies.
To hear directly from senior government officials and key external stakeholders.

FDF Regulatory Toolkit (including Divergence Trackers)

FDF Food Safety and Authenticity Report (members only) - Mar 2025