To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of updating UK law in line with EU food safety regulations in the period after the UK has left the EU.
Answered on
20 July 2017
The European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill 2017 will ensure that the body of existing EU food safety law continues to have effect in United Kingdom law. This will provide businesses and stakeholders with maximum certainty as we leave the EU. We will then have the opportunity, over time, to ensure our legislative framework maintains food safety standards.
The Food Standards Agency’s statutory objective is to protect public health and consumers’ other interests in relation to food while maintaining access to a range of goods that are trusted and safe.