The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has proposed reforms to its Regulated Products Service (RPS) and launched a public consultation on the legislative changes. The consultation is open until June 5, 2024.
The changes are intended to remove red tape involved with the current process, which was retained from EU legislation after Britain’s exit from the EU. The resource-intensiveness and bureaucracy of the current process do not allow for much flexibility and are hindering FSA’s ability to keep up with its growing caseload of applications for product authorization.