The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) recently published Our Food 2022, its annual report of food standards across the nation, which was conducted in collaboration with Food Standards Scotland (FSS).
Although the UK faced significant challenges that affected the food system in 2022 like adverse weather causing harvest failures, inflation, supply chain disruptions, and labor shortages, FSA reported that that there has not been any significant change in food safety and authenticity standards, based on analyses of food incidents and foodborne illness outbreaks, data from national sampling programs, and food crime intelligence. However, FSA is concerned about ongoing violations of food composition labeling requirements with respect to allergens.