Food Safety and Science
The safety of our products remains paramount for industry and continues to be
the top priority for FDF. The inherent perishability of food from the time of
harvest or slaughter requires food manufacturers to be continually vigilant in
maintaining product safety – whether from the threat of chemical contamination
or microbiological infection.
FDF ensures that members stay abreast of the advances in science that change
our understanding of food safety issues and we promote the need for appropriate
risk assessment and reduction strategies by regulators. We help our members by
trying to ensure that food safety incidents are handled in a proportionate way,
at national and EU level, and we co-ordinate an effective industry response.
Science also brings opportunities for product and process innovation and FDF
plays a key role in explaining to policy makers, regulators and opinion formers
how these developments can provide real benefits for consumers.
As the body of legislation bearing down on industry continues to grow, we work
closely with our European counterpart, CIAA, to ensure that the industry's
voice is heard in the right places and at the right time within the EU.
Our Food Safety and Scientific Steering Group will represent,
promote and safeguard the interests of the UK food industry in relation to
scientific issues and regulatory developments.
Food Safety and Scientific Steering Group
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