Proposed consultations
Monday 6 February 2012
The Agency carries out numerous formal consultations. The following list of proposed consultations has been compiled to help stakeholders by providing advance notification of consultations the FSA expects to publish on its website in the near future.
The proposed list is subject to change, however, and some proposed consultations may even be withdrawn completely. The fact that a proposed consultation appears on the list should not therefore be taken as an indication that the consultation will actually proceed.
You can also view currently open consultations.
| Consultations title | Description (purpose of your consultation/what is being proposed) | Policy Contact & Branch | Anticipated Launch Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consultation on the Commission's proposal to restrict the use of aluminium -containing food additives | The purpose of the consultation is to seek comments from stakeholders on the Impact Assessment on the likely affect of the Commission's proposal to restrict the use of aluminium-containing food additives, particularly Sodium Aluminium Phosphate. | Nasreen Shah, Chemical Safety Division | February 2012 |
| Consultation on proposals for amendments to traceability requirements | Regulation (EC) No 931/2011 clarifies the requirements contained in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 relating to traceability. | Liz Stretton, Hygiene and Microbiology | February 2012 |
| Consultation on labelling requirements for frozen food | SANCO 1489/2007 (this has been agreed by has not yet been published in the OJ) will require FBOs to keep more detailed information regarding the dates of production and freezing of food of animal origin. | Liz Stretton, Hygiene and Microbiology | February 2012 |
| Review of Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) Regulations 1990 | The regulations need to be updated to bring them into line with Regulation (EC) No 882/2004. | Bhavna Parmar, Analytical and Research Division | March 2012 |
| Commission Regulation (EU) No. XXX/XXXXamending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels for nitrates in foodstuffs | The purpose of the consultation is to seek comments from stakeholders on the Impact Assessment on the likely affect of the (yet to be published) Commission Regulation, as regards maximum levels of nitrates in foodstuffs. | Nasreen Shah, Food Safety: Contaminants Division | May 2012 |