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Professor to lead independent review of Britain’s food system
Professor Chris Elliott will lead an independent review of Britain's food system
Professor Chris Elliott from the Institute for Global Food Security has been appointed to lead an independent review of Britain’s food system in light of the recent horsemeat fraud.
The review will focus on consumer confidence in the authenticity of all food products and any weaknesses in food supply networks which could have implications for food safety and public health. It will look at the causes of the systemic failure that enabled the horsemeat fraud, the roles and responsibilities of businesses throughout the food supply chain to consumers and how to support consumer confidence.
Findings from the review will be used to form recommendations to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department of Health on how the UK might be able to increase the resilience of its food systems.
The review will take nine to 12 months to complete. Interim findings will be submitted in December and a final report submitted by spring 2014.
Further information on the Institute for Global Food Security is available here.
Terms of Reference for the review into the integrity and assurance of food supply networks can be viewed online here.
