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Food Law News - UK - 2023

FSA Board Paper, 30 November 2023

FOOD FRAUD – FSA Board Paper: National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) - Annual Update

FSA Board Paper (FSA 23-12-11): National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) - Annual Update A pdf version of the Board Paper web page is available on this site (click on image). Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from:

The Board Paper will be considered at the Board meeting on the 13trh December 2023. The following is the initial Summary from the paper:

FSA 23-12-11 This Board paper reviews the NFCU's operational delivery for the 2023 calendar year, governance arrangements, future challenges and opportunities.

1. Summary

1.1      The Board is invited to:

• Review the NFCU's operational delivery for the 2023 calendar year.
• Note the progress made on the external review findings and the Industry Food Fraud Working Group objectives.
• Review the NFCU's governance arrangements and principles governing  adoption or continuation of investigative activity.
• Note the NFCU's future challenges and opportunities.
• Agree the NFCU's proposed priorities for the upcoming year.

For the previous related items, see:

• 12 December 2022 ADMINISTRATION / FOOD FRAUD - Summary of discussions at the FSA Board and Business Committee meeting – 7 December 2022
• 24 November 2022 FOOD FRAUD / ADMINISTRATION - FSA Board Paper: National Food Crime Unit External Review 2022