The Food Standards Agency (FSA) works to make food healthier, more sustainable and help people trust the food they eat is safe. Its decisions are based on science and evidence and all research it and its advisory committees conduct is publicly available. It provides consumer advice on food safety and nutrition labels, and guidance for businesses on how they can comply with both national and international food regulations. Its Food Crime Unit protects people by investigating serious fraud and criminality within food supply chains. It was created by the Food Standards Act 1999 following high-profile outbreaks of foodborne illness like mad cow disease. The statute sets out its main objective as protecting the public and consumers from food risk.
