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.
Social Science Research Committee
Supports our work on: Science
ACAF
Supports our work on: Science | Food Industries
Better Regulation Advisory Group
Supports our work on: Food Industries
ACMSF
Supports our work on: Science | Policy & advice
COT
Supports our work on: Science | Policy & advice
Committee on Carcinogenicity (COC)
Supports our work on: Science | Policy & advice
Committee on Mutagenicity (COM)
Supports our work on: Science | Policy & advice
Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens (ACDP)
Supports our work on: Science | Policy & advice
UK-wide Food Hygiene Ratings Steering Group
Supports our work on: Enforcement
Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN)
Supports our work on: Science | All Committees
Advisory Committee on Pesticides
Supports our work on: Science | Policy & advice
Defra Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food (PRiF)
Supports our work on: Science | Policy & advice
Veterinary Products Committee (VPC)
Supports our work on: Science | Policy & advice
Stakeholder meeting on animal feed issues
Supports our work on: Food Industries
Veterinary Residues Committee
Supports our work on: Science | Policy & advice
Consultative Group on Campylobacter and Salmonella in Chickens (CGCSC)
Supports our work on: Policy & advice
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
Enforcement Forum
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
Food and Drink Advertising and Promotion Forum
Supports our work on: All Committees
Nutrition Strategy Steering Group
Supports our work on: All Committees
Animal Feed Law Enforcement Liaison Group
Supports our work on: Enforcement
Scottish Food Enforcement Liaison Committee (SFELC)
Supports our work on: Enforcement
Chemical Hazard Identification and Risk Surveillance Group (CHaIRS)
Supports our work on: Policy & advice
LAEMS Joint Working Group
Supports our work on: Enforcement
Audit Advisory Committee Scotland
Supports our work on: Enforcement
Stakeholder Group on Current and Future Meat Controls
Supports our work on: Food Industries