Food incident warnings are issued by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

 

Food Incident Warnings are the FSA's way of letting local authorities know about problems associated with food and, in some cases, provide details of specific action to be taken.   The warnings are also copied to Consultants in Communicable Disease Control, Trading Standards Officers and food trade organisations to alert them to current food issues.

 

Food Hazard Warnings are currently issued under two categories:

 

 

Food Incident Warnings are often issued in conjunction with a product withdrawal or recall by a manufacturer, retailer or distributor.

 

You can view recent warnings and register for email and text updates on the Food Standards Agency's website.

 

For further information, please contact the Food team.