Contact us
An A to Z of topics with contact details for specific Food Standards Agency staff working in that area, including telephone numbers and email details.
Address and location maps for the Agency's offices in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Contact Us Scotland
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Contact Us Northern Ireland
Answers to common questions about the Agency have been published on this website. So, before contacting us, please consult our frequently asked questions below.
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General enquiries - Helpline
If you are unsure who you need to speak to you can contact our helpline.
tel: 020 7276 8829
email: helpline@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Complaints about food/food businesses and to report a food-related issue
Please report this to the relevant local authority. To find contact details, check out our local authority postcode search facility.
Starting a food business
If you are thinking of starting a food business, please visit our Starting Up page.
Press and Media enquiries
Please contact our Press Office on tel: 020 7276 8888; Out of hours pager: 07623 978 344
Food Incidents
To report a food incident, please see 'Environmental Contamination Incidents/Food Incidents/Food Alerts'.
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Acrylamide
see process contaminants
Allergy and Food Intolerance Research
First point of contact for all research into food allergy:
Olu Adetokunbo
tel: 020 7276 8534
email: olujuwon.adetokunbo@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Animal By-Products
Animal by-products are the parts of an animal that are not (or no longer) intended for human consumption
Rosalind Glover
tel: 020 7276 8320
email: rosalind.glover@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Animal Feed
Joseph Nicholas
tel: 020 7276 8462
email: joseph.nicholas@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Approval of establishments under EU Regulations
Local authority controlled establishments:
Please contact your local authority food safety team for approvals advice in the first instance. To find contact details, check out our local authority postcode search facility.
Rachel Patrick
tel: 020 7276 8455
email: rachel.patrick@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Meat establishments with veterinary attendance:
England, Scotland and Wales:
Approvals Admin Team
Room 112 Foss House
Kings Pool
Peasholme Green
York YO1 7PR
tel: 01904 456182
fax: 01904 455420
email: approvals@foodstandards.gov.uk
Northern Ireland:
Ms Karen Flanigan
FSA Northern Ireland
10A-C Clarendon Road
Belfast BT1 3BG
tel: 02890 417722
fax: 02890 417728
email: karen.flanigan@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Also see applications guidance at: food.gov.uk/foodindustry/meat/meatplantsprems/meatpremlicence
Assurance Schemes
Safety/consumer aspects:
Bill Drennan
tel: 020 7276 8138
email: bill.drennan@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Earned recognition:
Sharon Egan
tel: 020 7276 8366
email: sharon.egan@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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Biocides
Ian Smith
tel: 020 7276 8375
email: Ian.Smith@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Board Secretariat
Pippa Brown
tel: 020 7276 8296
email: pippa.brown@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Dawn Sanderson
tel: 020 7276 8214
email: dawn.sanderson@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
BSE (and other TSEs)
General enquiries:
Chris Walding
tel: 020 7276 8334
email: chris.walding@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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Catering
Food safety and hygiene legislation:
Please contact your Local Authority food safety team for advice in the first instance. To find contact details, check out our Local Authority postcode search facility. If you are thinking of starting a catering business, please visit our Starting Up page.
England: Tracey Smith – 020 7276 8371 tracey.smith@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Wales: Keith Blake – 029 2067 8902 keith.blake@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Scotland: Pauline Wilkinson – 01224 285174 pauline.wilkinson@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Northern Ireland: Trevor Williamson – 02890 417713 trevor.williamson@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Choking hazards
Choking incidents:
Please see 'Environmental Contamination Incidents/Food Incidents/Food Alerts'
Choking hazards policy issues:
Bill Drennan
tel: 020 7276 8138
email: bill.drennan@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Codex Alimentarius
Mr Mike O'Neill
tel: 020 7276 8664
email: codex_fsa@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Collagen and Gelatines
Rosalind Glover
tel: 020 7276 8320
email: rosalind.glover@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT)
Julie Shroff
tel: 020 7276 8522
email: julie.shroff@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Complaints
Complaints about food and food businesses should be referred directly to Local Authorities.
Complaints about FSA, our people and our services:
To find out about the official FSA complaints procedure, visit the page listing the responsibilities of the FSA Complaints co-ordinator.
(N.B: For complaints about FSA, our people and our services. Food incident complaints should be referred directly to Local Authorities)
tel: 020 7276 8612
email: openness.team@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Consultation Process (not content)
Amina Moreea
tel: 020 7276 8825
email: amina.moreea@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Consumer Attitudes Survey
Robyn Ackerman
tel: 020 7276 8494
email: Robyn.Ackerman@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Consumer Engagement
Micah McGuire
tel: 020 7276 8170
email: Micah.McGuire@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Consumer Enquiries
Consumers with general food-related queries should call the helpline:
tel: 020 7276 8829
email: helpline@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Contaminants
Organic contaminants (dioxins, PCBs, BFRs, PAHs, PFOS):
David Mortimer
tel: 020 7276 8731
email: david.mortimer@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Inorganic contaminants (lead, mercury etc)
Gavin Shears
tel: 0207 276 8713
email: Gavin.Shears@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Contaminated land/ allotments
Alan Dowding
tel: 020 7276 8736
email: alan.dowding@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Contracts
Procurement Advisory Unit
Room 1B Aviation House
125 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6NH
United Kingdom
Telephone:
0207 276 8600: Nadia Coleby
0207 276 8694: Rebecca Golding
Fax: 0207 276 8132
email: procurement@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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Dairy Hygiene
Consumer enquiries on dairy hygiene in the home:
Grace Mukasa
tel: 020 7276 8026
email: grace.mukasa@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Businesses inspected by Animal Health Dairy Hygiene Operators:
Karen Pratt
tel: 020 7276 8970
email: karen.pratt@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Businesses inspected by local authorities:
Please contact your local authority food safety team for advice in the first instance. To find contact details, check out our local authority postcode search facility.
Tracey Smith
tel: 020 7276 8371
email: tracey.smith@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Enquiries from Local Authorities:
Chris Harvey
tel: 020 7276 8454
email: chris.harvey@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
List of approved establishments:
Julian Ciepluch
tel: 020 7276 8449
email: julian.ciepluch@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Legislative changes and policy development:
Bill Drennan
tel: 020 7276 8138
email: bill.drennan@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Date Marking
Policy on 'best before' and 'use by' dates: see 'Labelling'
Disability equality
Cairine Hart
tel: 020 7276 8120
email: Cairine.Hart@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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Economics Advice
Derrick Jones
tel: 020 7276 8611
email: derrick.jones@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Edible Co-Products
Edible co-products are the parts of an animal that are unsuitable for human consumption when they are produced at the slaughterhouse, but which can later be processed for use in human food.
Rosalind Glover
tel: 020 7276 8320
email: rosalind.glover@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Egg and Egg Products
Consumer enquiries on eggs and egg products hygiene in the home:
Grace Mukasa
tel: 020 7276 8026
email: grace.mukasa@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Food business operators’ enquiries on eggs and egg products hygiene:
Please contact your Local Authority food safety team for advice in the first instance. To find contact details, check out our Local Authority postcode search facility.
Chris Rowswell
tel: 020 7276 8180
email: chris.rowswell@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Enquiries from Local Authorities:
Chris Harvey
tel: 020 7276 8454
email: chris.harvey@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
List of approved establishments:
Julian Ciepluch
tel: 020 7276 8449
email: julian.ciepluch@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Legislative changes and policy development:
Bill Drennan
tel: 020 7276 8138
email: bill.drennan@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Emergency planning
Andy Dugdale
Emergency Planning Branch
Enforcement & Local Authority Delivery Division
tel: 020 7276 8796
email: andy.dugdale@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Environmental Contamination Incidents/Food Incidents/Food Alerts
Hassan Ayoola
tel: 020 7276 8448
email: foodincidents@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
William Francis/Drazenka Tubin-Delic
tel: 020 7276 8737/8450
email: foodincidents@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Out of hours 24hr contact:
Tel: 020 7270 8960
European Union (EU)
For queries relating to specific EU policy areas or regulations, please contact the appropriate policy area or look under H for helpline.
EU Co-ordination and strategy:
Mike O'Neill
tel: 020 7276 8664
email: mike.oneill@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
EU Research – national contact point, framework programme (FP7)
Gwen Aherne
tel: 020 7276 8058
e-mail: gwen.aherne@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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Fish and Shellfish
Consumer enquiries on fish and shellfish hygiene in the home:
Grace Mukasa
tel: 020 7276 8026
email: grace.mukasa@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Food business operators’ enquiries on fish and shellfish hygiene:
Please contact your local authority food safety team for advice in the first instance. To find contact details, check out our local authority postcode search facility.
Mariam Aleem
tel: 020 7276 8141
email: mariam.aleem@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Shellfish – classification of harvesting areas:
Chris Rowswell
tel: 020 7276 8180
email: chris.rowswell@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Enquiries from Local Authorities:
Rachel Patrick
tel: 020 7276 8455
email: rachel.patrick@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
List of approved establishments:
Julian Ciepluch
tel: 020 7276 8449
email: julian.ciepluch@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Legislative changes and policy development:
Karin Lemler
tel: 020 7276 8955
email: karin.lemler@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Research and development:
Michelle Leung
tel: 020 7276 8954
email: michelle.leung@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Food Additives – Sweeteners, Flavourings, Colours, Enzymes and Processing Aids
tel: 020 7276 8570
email: foodadditives@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Food Allergy and Intolerance; Policy on labelling (inc 'May Contain' and non-prepacked foods) and awareness
First point of contact for all policy matters relating to food allergy enquiries
Olu Adetokunbo
tel: 020 7276 8534
email: olujuwon.adetokunbo@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Food Champion Awards
If you are thinking of starting a food business, please visit our Starting Up page.
Food Champion Awards
Jackie Jewett
tel: 0207 276 8932
email: foodchampion@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Food Contact Materials
Chemical migration into food from packaging and other materials and articles in contact with food:
Food Contact Materials Unit
tel: 020 7276 8555
email: FoodContactMaterial@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Food Fraud
Hotline:
tel: 020 7276 8527 (answerphone)
email: foodfraud@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Food Fraud General Enquiries:
John Furzer/Mohammed Din
tel: 020 7276 8077/8712
email: foodfraud@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Food Hygiene
For specific foods (e.g fish, dairy etc.), see those headings elsewhere in the list.
Consumer enquiries on food hygiene in the home:
Grace Mukasa
tel: 020 7276 8026
email: grace.mukasa@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Food business operator enquiries on food hygiene:
Please contact your local authority food safety team for advice in the first instance. To find contact details, check out our Local Authority postcode search facility.
Tracey Smith
Tel: 020 7276 8371
email: tracey.smith@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Enquiries from local authorities:
Chris Harvey
tel: 020 7276 8454
email: chris.harvey@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Legislative changes and policy development on the hygiene of foodstuffs:
David Gray
tel: 020 7276 8940
email: david.gray@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Food Hygiene Campaign
Implementation of strategy to reduce food poisoning:
Robert Martin
tel: 020 7276 8945
email: Robert.Martin@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Food Hygiene Rating Scheme
David Millis
tel: 020 7276 8424
email: david.millis@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Food Incidents/Food Alerts
Technical support for local authorities; operates Food Alert system; UK competent authority for Rapid Alert System For Food and Feed (RASFF)
Hassan Ayoola
tel: 020 7276 8448
email: foodincidents@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Food Irradiation
Gillian Bramley
tel: 020 7276 8765
email: gillian.bramley@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Food Safety Law
If you are setting up a new food business, please contact your Local Authority Environmental Health Officer. Enquiries about more specific areas of food law should go the relevant person on this list.
Enquiries from Local Authorities:
Chris Harvey
tel: 020 7276 8454
email: chris.harvey@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Policy enquiries about the Food Safety Act 1990, the General Food Law Regulation (EC) 178/2002 and the General Food Regulations 2004:
Bill Drennan
tel: 020 7276 8138
email: bill.drennan@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Freedom of Information
To make a request for information to the Food Standards Agency, please use this A-Z contact list to identify the correct person. If you wish to write a letter, please address it for their attention and post it to:
Food Standards Agency
Aviation House
125 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6NH
Or you can email your request to helpline@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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GACS (General Advisory Committee on Science) Secretariat
Gwen Aherne
tel: 020 7276 8058
e-mail: gwen.aherne@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Gelatine
See 'Collagen and Gelatine'
Genetic Modification
Labelling legislation:
tel: 020 7276 8398
email: gm.labelling@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Safety:
Alison Asquith
tel: 020 7276 8596
email: gm.inquiries@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points)
HACCP in slaughterhouses, cutting plants and cold stores/ Meat Plant HACCP Manual:
Freddie Lachhman
tel: 020 7276 8384
email: freddie.lachhman@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
HACCP in other sectors
Tracey Smith
tel: 020 7276 8371
email: tracey.smith@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Helpline
If you wish to make a general enquiry or you are unsure who to contact then you can ring our helpline.
tel: 020 7276 8829
email: helpline@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Herbal Products
Chris Jones
tel: 020 7276 8572
email: herbals@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Horizon Scanning
Clare Whittaker
tel: 020 7276 8635
email: clare.whittaker@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Human Resources
Jacquie Hammond
tel: 020 7276 8105
email: Jacquie.Hammond@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Hygiene legislation
See also 'Food Hygiene'.
For specific foods, see those headings elsewhere in the list.
Caterers
Please contact your Local Authority food safety team for advice in the first instance. To find contact details, check out our Local Authority postcode search facility.
England: Tracey Smith – 020 7276 8371 tracey.smith@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Wales: Keith Blake – 029 2067 8902 keith.blake@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Scotland: Pauline Wilkinson – 01224 285174 pauline.wilkinson@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Northern Ireland: Susanne Boyd – 02890 417739 susan.boyd@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Primary production
Food hygiene – Chris Rowswell 020 7276 8242 chris.rowswell@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Feed hygiene – Sharon Nandhra 020 7276 8469 sharon.nandhra@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Retailers
Please contact your Local Authority food safety team for advice in the first instance. To find contact details, check out our Local Authority postcode search facility.
England: Tracey Smith – 020 7276 8371 tracey.smith@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Wales: Keith Blake – 029 2067 8902 keith.blake@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Scotland: Pauline Wilkinson – 01224 285174 pauline.wilkinson@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Northern Ireland: Susanne Boyd – 02890 417739 susan.boyd@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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Imported Food
Food not of animal origin, except fish and shellfish:
Imported Food Helpline
tel: 020 7276 8018
email: imported.food@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Contact DEFRA for imported food of animal origin other than fish and shellfish:
tel: 08459 33 55 77
email: helpline@defra.gsi.gov.uk
Industry Guide, Meat
See 'Meat Industry Guide'.
Industry Guides to Good Hygiene Practice
Amanda Blaize
tel: 020 7276 8971
email: amanda.blaize@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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No listings
K
No listings
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Labelling
For food labelling enquiries, please contact Defra helpline on: 08459 33 55 77 or email: helpline@defra.gsi.gov.uk
Local Authorities
Local authority delivery of official controls:
NB Complaints about local authority delivery should first be pursued through the local authority's own complaints procedure. To find contact details, check out our Local Authority postcode search facility.
Rachel Patrick
tel: 020 7276 8455
email: rachel.patrick@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Local Authority Audit:
Abimbola Adeyemi
tel: 020 7276 8428
email: Abimbola.Adeyemi@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Qualifications and training for local authority food law enforcement officers:
Bob Pilling
tel: 020 7276 8436
email: Robert.Pilling@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Enforcement (policy issues):
Framework Agreement
John Questier
tel: 020 7276 8429
email: john.questier@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Food fraud issues:
Hotline
tel: 020 7276 8527 (answerphone)
email: foodfraud@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Food Fraud General Enquiries:
John Furzer/Paul Stubbington
tel: 020 7276 8077/8397
email: foodfraud@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Technical advice on food standards enforcement:
Food Law Code of Practice and Practice Guidance
Jerry Wigens
tel: 0207 276 8347
email:jerry.wigens@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Food hygiene rating scheme:
David Millis
tel: 020 7276 8424
email: david.millis@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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Mail-order and online selling
If you are setting up a new mail order/online food business, please contact your local authority environmental health officer.
Bill Drennan
tel: 020 7276 8138
email: bill.drennan@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Meat Fraud
(See Local authorities and Food Fraud)
Meat (Hygiene Legislation)
On-farm production of poultry and lagomorph meat (hares, rabbits etc):
Rachel Patrick
tel: 020 7276 8455
email: rachel.patrick@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Licensing/approval of slaughterhouses and cutting plants
See Approval of establishments under EU Regulations'.
Red meat: (Cattle, pigs and sheep):
Tolulope Odeleye
020 7276 8369
email: tolulope.odeleye@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Poultry, farmed and wild game:
Abi Abdul
tel: 020 7276 8386
email: wildgameguidance@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Meat Industry Guide
Freddie Lachhman
tel: 020 7276 8384
email: freddie.lachhman@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Meat inspection
Inspection charges:
Beryl Riley
tel: 01904 455501
email: beryl.riley@foodstandards.gov.uk
Meat Products
Food hygiene policy issues for meat products, minced meat, meat preparations and mechanically separated meat plants
Liz Stretton
tel: 020 7276 8357
email: liz.stretton@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Media enquiries
See Press Office'.
Methods of Analysis and Sampling/Analytical Data Quality
Chelvi Leonard
tel: 020 7276 8969
email: chelvi.leonard@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Bhavna Parmar
tel: 020 7276 8307
email: bhavna.parmar@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Microbiological Food Safety
Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food:
Adekunle Adeoye
tel: 020 7276 8946
email: adekunle.adeoye@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Antibiotic/antimicrobial resistance:
Paul Cook
tel: 020 7276 8950
email: paul.cook@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Louise Knowles
tel: 020 7276 8966
email: louise.knowles@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Food hygiene in the home/schools:
Kirsten Stone
tel: 020 7276 8993
email: kirsten.stone@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Food business operators' enquiries on microbiological food safety:
Please contact your local authority food safety team for advice. To find contact details, check out our local authority postcode search facility.
For all local authority technical enquiries please see local authority delivery.
Enquiries from local authorities:
Chris Harvey
tel: 020 7276 8454
email: chris.harvey@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Legislative changes and policy development on microbiological criteria:
David Gray
tel: 020 7276 8940
email: david.gray@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Surveillance:
Adam Hardgrave
tel: 020 7276 8957
email: adam.hardgrave@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Milk hygiene
See Dairy Hygiene
Mineral WatersS
See Bottled waters
Mycotoxins (e.g. Aflatoxins)
Advice on toxins produced by certain moulds that grow on foodstuffs:
Jonathan Briggs
tel: 020 7276 8716
email: mycotoxins@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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Nitrates in Vegetables
Kwabena Andam
tel: 020 7276 8772
email: kwabena.andam@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Novel Foods
Shuhana Begum
tel: 020 7276 8579
email: novelfoods@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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Official feed and food control regulation
General enquiries on the legislation
Rufina Acheampong
tel: 020 7276 8321
email: rufina.acheampong@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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Parliamentary and Ministerial Correspondence Unit
Parliamentary business; co-ordination of replies to Ministerial correspondence and distribution of Treat Official correspondence; honours and public appointments:
Helen Chapman
tel: 020 7276 8639
email: helen.chapman@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Pesticides (Food Safety Aspects)
Authorisation and monitoring, residues in food:
Jonathan Briggs
tel: 0207 276 8716
email: jonathan.briggs@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme
Gwen Aherne
tel: 020 7276 8058
e-mail: gwen.aherne@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Press Office
tel: 020 7276 8888
Out of hours pager: 07623 978 344
Private Office of the Chair and Deputy Chair
Private Secretary to the Chair:
Sue Johns
tel: 020 7276 8625
email: Sue.Johns@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Private Secretary to the Deputy Chair:
Veronica Martell
tel: 020 7276 8626
email: veronica.martell@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Process Contaminants
Toxic chemicals formed from components of food during processing eg 3-MCPD, acrylamide:
Gavin Shears
tel: 020 7276 8713
email: Gavin.Shears@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Procurement
Procurement Advisory Unit
Room 1B Aviation House
125 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6NH
United Kingdom
fax: 0207 276 8132
email: procurement@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Publications
tel: 0845 606 0667
email: foodstandards@ecgroup.co.uk
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Quick Frozen foods
Regulations enquiries:
Richard Wood
tel: 020 7276 8154
email: Richard.Wood@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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Radioactivity in Food
Dr Selwyn Runacres
tel: 020 7276 8745
email: selwyn.runacres@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Irradiation: See 'Food irradiation'
Recruitment
Recruitment and Resourcing Team
tel: 020 7276 8128
email: recruitment@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Registration of food businesses
Please contact your local authority food safety team for advice on the registration of food businesses. To find contact details, check out our local authority postcode search facility.
Regional Unit
Agency teams working within the English Government Regions to help to support and deliver the Agency's key targets on Food Safety, Eating for Health and 'Choice' in partnership with local and regional organisations. To find out more about the Regional Unit and for general enquiries, contact the Central Unit. For a local issue or event, contact the appropriate regional team direct.
Central Unit:
John Barnes (Head of Unit)
tel: 020 7276 8416
email: john.barnes@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Jackie Jewett (Unit Liaison Officer)
tel: 020 7276 8932
email: jackie.jewett@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
East Midlands:
Rob Howard (Regional Co-ordinator)
tel: 0115 971 4756
mobile: 07769 642548
email: rob.howard@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Marcia Nightingale (Deputy Regional Co-ordinator)
tel: 0115 9714755
mobile: 07768 776258
email: marcia.nightingale@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
North West:
Angela Towers (Regional Co-ordinator)
tel: 0161 952 4248
mobile: 07881 717180
email: angela.towers@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Sharon Young (Deputy Regional Co-ordinator)
tel: 0161 9524433
mobile: 07867 538448
email: sharon.young@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
South East:
Julian Blackburn (Regional Co-ordinator) – East and South-east
tel: 0207 276 8437
mobile: 07887 631138
Gail Jones (Deputy Regional Co-ordinator)
tel: 01483 882366
mobile: 07786 681292
email: gail.jones@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
South West:
Toni Smith (Regional Co-ordinator)
tel: 0117 900 1730
mobile: 07990 795370
email: toni.smith@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Nick Mann (Deputy Regional Co-ordinator)
tel: 0117 9001885
mobile: 07769 952672
email: nick.mann@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Research (Agency's portfolio)
Co-ordinates FSA's research activities; liaison with other government departments and funding bodies; publicises FSA research portfolio; development of research policy and strategy:
Alisdair Wotherspoon
tel: 020 7276 8786
email: alisdair.wotherspoon@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
EU framework programme 6 and 7:
Patrick Miller
tel: 020 7276 8277
email: patrick.miller@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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SFBB (Safer food, better business)
Requests for SFBB pack or pack refill:
Contact order line direct and please state the type of pack that you require.
tel: 0845 606 0667
email: foodstandards@ecgroup.co.uk
Implementation:
Carol Wittrick
tel: 0207 276 8547
email: carol.wittrick@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Scores on the Doors
David Millis
tel: 020 7276 8424
email: david.millis@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Shellfish
See 'Fish and Shellfish'
Spring WatersS
See Bottled Waters
Statistics and Survey Techniques
Clifton Gay
tel: 020 7276 8657
email: clifton.gay@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Sustainable Development Policy
Karen Dell
tel: 020 7276 8481
email: karen.dell@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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Temperature Controls
Consumer enquiries on temperature controls in the home:
Grace Mukasa
tel: 020 7276 8026
email: grace.mukasa@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Food business operators' enquiries on temperature controls:
Please contact your local authority food safety team for advice. To find contact details, check out our local authority postcode search facility.
Enquiries from local authorities:
Chris Harvey
tel: 020 7276 8454
email: chris.harvey@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Legislative changes and policy development :
David Gray
tel: 020 7276 8940
email: david.gray@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Tenders
See Procurement
Traceability of food
Enquiries from Local Authorities:
Rachel Patrick
tel: 020 7276 8455
email: rachel.patrick@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Policy issues:
Bill Drennan
tel: 020 7276 8138
email: bill.drennan@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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Veterinary Medicines (Food Safety Aspects)
Karen Barnes
tel: 020 7276 8541
email: karen.barnes@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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Website
For performance and technical issues relating to Food Standards Agency websites please contact:
Atif Elahi
tel: 0207 276 8826
email: webmaster@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Whistleblowing
Confidential Hotline
tel: 020 7276 8527 (answerphone)
email: foodfraud@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
or speak confidentially to a member of staff on:
Tel: 020 7276 8077/8397/8402/8712
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