Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences
The University of Reading, UK
Food Law
UK Food Standards Agency
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The Food Standards Agency came into existance on the 1 April 2000. They have their own website at: http://www.food.gov.uk/. Given below on this page are the links which were set up during the development of the Agency.
The Food Standards Act 1999
A copy is provided on this site of the following:
- Early Work by Government
including:
- EXTRACT FROM QUEEN'S SPEECH at opening of Parliament - 14 MAY 1997
- PRESS NOTICE - 10 DOWNING STREET - 8 MAY 1997
- FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY An Interim Proposal by Professor Philip James - 30 APRIL 1997 - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- THE CURRENT SYSTEM IN ENGLAND - extract from James Report
- Summary and recommendations of the Agriculture
Committee Reports - Fourth Report - Food Safety, 29 April 1998.
- Summary of responses to the White Paper - Prepared
by MAFF, 28 May 1998.
- Food Standards Bill - Fact Sheet: Additions and
Changes to the Consultation Draft, and The Food Standards Bill - A Short Summary
The following are some relevant external links:
The White Paper (January 1998)
The Draft Bill (January 1999)
The Bill (Jnue 1999)
- Press Releases from the CIEH:
This page was first established by David Jukes on 13 May 1997.