Foodlaw-Reading Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK
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Food Law News - UK - 2023

FSA Consultation, 17 July 2023

OFFICIAL CONTROLS – FSA Consultation: Amendments to Retained (EU) Regulation 2019/1793: Official Controls Applied to Imported High Risk Food and Feed not of Animal Origin

FSA Consultation: Amendments to Retained (EU) Regulation 2019/1793: Official Controls Applied to Imported High Risk Food and Feed not of Animal Origin A copy of this consultation is available on this site (click on image) Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from:

For full details, see the full consultation paper. The following is the summary provided by the FSA:

England and Wales specific

Consultation seeking comments on proposed amendments to updating the lists in the Annexes of Retained (EU) Regulation 2019/1793. The proposed amendments would apply a temporary increase of official controls and special conditions governing the entry into Great Britain of certain food and feed of non-animal origin from certain countries.

• Date launched: 17 July 2023
• Closing date: 28 August 2023

This consultation will be of most interest to

• All England and Wales food and feed businesses, local and port health authorities, and other stakeholders with an interest in food and feed safety. A separate, parallel, consultation has been launched in Scotland by Food Standards Scotland (FSS).

Consultation subject

Consultation on proposed amendments to updating the lists within Retained (EU) Regulation 2019/1793 which applies a temporary increase of official controls and special conditions governing the entry into Great Britain of certain food and feed of non-animal origin from certain countries.

Purpose of the consultation

To seek stakeholder comments on proposed amendments to updating the lists in the Annexes of Retained (EU) Regulation 2019/1793 (the Regulation).

Engagement and Consultation Process

This consultation will remain open until Monday 28th August 2023. Once the consultation has ended, a review will be undertaken of the results and a consultation report will be published, with our final recommendations to the respective Ministers.