FSA 3-year Corporate Plan: Executive Summary

In 2022, we published our 5-year strategy for the FSA. Our strategy confirms our mission remains “food you can trust”, and our vision for the food system is one in which food is safe, food is what it says it is, and food is healthier and more sustainable. It also sets out our roles and guiding principles. 

This three-year corporate plan (the plan) is how we will turn the ambitions of our strategy into concrete actions.

The plan begins by stating our ambition for our mission and each part of the vision and how we will monitor progress. In the next 3 years we want to:

• maintain the current high levels of trust and confidence in the food system and FSA 
• maintain food standards, so that food is safe and what it says it is, and consumers can continue to have confidence in their food 
• grow our contribution to and influence on food that is healthier and more sustainable, building on the work we have started since we published our strategy 

The plan also details how we will do this – through 9 objectives that align with our roles – including both core and change work. These are broken down into more detailed activities in the appendix, providing direction for our annual business plans.

Evidence generator (core): Ensure that our decisions are based on science and evidence and share this evidence to inform and influence others (consumers, businesses and policy makers).

Evidence generator (change): Build evidence, including through science and research, so we can anticipate opportunities and risks across the UK food system.

Policy maker (core): Make robust recommendations and support decision makers to take informed decisions on rules relating to food and feed, based on evidence and independent assessment.

Policy maker (change): Create a proportionate, effective, efficient and future focused approach to regulation through the risk analysis process and regulated products service, that protects consumers and removes barriers to innovation.

Regulator (core): Deliver our regulatory responsibilities to ensure food and feed businesses comply with the rules so that food is safe and what it says it is.

Regulator (change): Reform the food safety regulatory framework to deliver more proportionate and risk-based assurance, now and in the future. 

Watchdog: Speak out publicly about areas of consumer interest to encourage high food standards in the UK. 

Convenor and collaborator: Work in partnerships across the food system to develop and deliver better solutions for consumers and businesses.

Enabler: Provide the people, resources and processes needed to deliver our corporate objectives and priorities.