Independent committees and working groups
These are the independent committees, working groups and forums that advise the Food Standards Agency and help ensure that the Agency's advice to consumers is always based on the best and most recent evidence.
General Advisory Committee on Science
Supports our work on: Science
Social Science Research Committee
Supports our work on: Science
ACAF
Supports our work on: Science | Food Industries
ACNFP
Supports our work on: Science | GM and Novel Foods
ACMSF
Supports our work on: Science | Safety and Hygiene
COT
Supports our work on: Science | Safety and Hygiene
Committee on Carcinogenicity (COC)
Supports our work on: Science | Safety and Hygiene
Committee on Mutagenicity (COM)
Supports our work on: Science | Safety and Hygiene
Spongiform Encephalopathy Committee (SEAC)
Supports our work on: Science | Safety and Hygiene | BSE
Working Party on Food Contact Materials
Supports our work on: Science | Safety and Hygiene | Food Labelling
Working Party on Food Additives
Supports our work on: Science | Safety and Hygiene
Advisory Committee on Pesticides
Supports our work on: Science | Safety and Hygiene
Pesticide Residues Committee
Supports our work on: Science | Safety and Hygiene
Veterinary Products Committee (VPC)
Supports our work on: Science | Safety and Hygiene
FSA Expert Group on Testing of Milk for Antibiotic Residues
Supports our work on: Food Industries
Veterinary Residues Committee
Supports our work on: Science | Safety and Hygiene
Consultative Group on Campylobacter and Salmonella in Chickens (CGCSC)
Supports our work on: Safety and Hygiene
Foodborne Disease Strategy Consultative Group (FDS CG)
Supports our work on: Safety and Hygiene
Enforcement Liaison Group
Supports our work on: Enforcement
Advisory Body for the Delivery of Official Controls
Supports our work on: Food Industries
Meat Hygiene Policy Forum
Supports our work on: Food Industries | Enforcement
Red Tape Working Group
Supports our work on: Enforcement
Enforcement Forum
Supports our work on: Enforcement
Framework Agreement Sub Group
Supports our work on: Enforcement
Food Incidents Task Force
Supports our work on: Food Industries
Food Standards Sampling Co-ordination Working Group
Supports our work on: Enforcement
Additives and Authenticity Methodology Working Group
Supports our work on: Science
Food and Drink Advertising and Promotion Forum
Supports our work on: Nutrition
Nutrition Strategy Steering Group
Supports our work on: Nutrition
Industry Stakeholder Forum
Supports our work on: Food Industries
Animal Feed Law Enforcement Liaison Group
Supports our work on: Enforcement
Scottish Food Enforcement Liaison Committee (SFELC)
Supports our work on: Enforcement
Independent panel on the controls on infant formula and follow-on formula
Supports our work on: Nutrition