Consultation on changes to regulated products authorisation

Consultation opens to simplify regulated product approval process

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) are seeking views on the proposed changes to the authorisation process for regulated food and feed products.

These products include things like:

• food and feed additives
• flavourings
• novel foods
• food and feed containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
• food contact materials

The current system, inherited from the European Union, is not seen to be keeping up with changes in the food industry. The proposals in this consultation look at:

• removing renewal requirements for feed additives, food or feed containing, consisting of or produced from GMOs and smoke flavourings
• allowing regulated product authorisations to come into effect on publication, likely to an official register, following a ministerial decision

See the full consultation document for details of the suggested reforms.

The FSA and FSS are asking businesses, industry groups, and others to give feedback on these proposals, which will begin modernising the regulated products service. Further changes are potentially expected in the future.

How to respond

You can share your views via an online survey by 5 June 2024.

If this is not possible, you can email your response to: RPconsultations@food.gov.uk.

First published 9 April 2024