Science Council
The FSA Science Council is an independent expert committee of the Food Standards Agency, which consists of (at full membership) 10 to 12 expert members, including one Chair across a range of specialisms.
It provides high-level, expert strategic insight, challenge and advice to the FSA's Chief Scientific Adviser and to the Board and executive of the FSA on the FSA's use of science to deliver FSA objectives. Its purpose is to help ensure that the FSA identifies, sources, integrates and uses the best scientific evidence and expertise from all relevant disciplines to inform and evaluate its work.
News
25 November 2024
The Wider Impacts Beyond Food Safety Risk Assessment (2024) published.
18th May 2023
The Science Council Working Group 6 Final Report published.
5 December 2022
The Science Council 12th open meeting papers published.
5 July 2022
The Science Council interim report on WG6 Food Safety and Net Zero Carbon published.
22 March 2022
The Science Council Annual Report for Financial Year 2020/21 published.