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. To report a food-related issue in your area, check out our local authority postcode search facility. Visit this page to view the addresses for the Agency's offices in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Contact Us Scotland
Contact Us Wales
Contact Us Northern Ireland
General enquiries - Helpline
If you wish to make a telephone enquiry you can ring our helpline.
tel: 020 7276 8829
email: helpline@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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Acrylamide
see process contaminants
Allergy and Food 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
Allergy and Food Intolerance Research
First point of contact for all research into food allergy enquiries: (research into food allergy only)
Joelle Buck
tel: 020 7276 8516
email: joelle.buck@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Animal By-Products
Animal by-products are the parts of an animal that are not intended for human consumption
Liz Stretton
tel: 020 7276 8357
email: liz.stretton@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Animal Feed
Joseph Nicholas
tel: 020 7276 8462
email: joseph.nicholas@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Assurance Schemes
General enquiries:
Bill Drennan
tel: 020 7276 8138
email: bill.drennan@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 or Dawn Sanderson 020 7276 8214
email: pippa.brown@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
email: dawn.sanderson@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
BSE (and other TSEs)
General enquiries:
Keith Greig
tel: 020 7276 8323
email: keith.greig@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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Catering
Food safety and hygiene legislation:
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
Bill Drennan
tel: 020 7276 8138
email: bill.drennan@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Codex Alimentarius
General co-ordination:
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
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)
Linda Dworowski
tel: 020 7276 8394
email: linda.dworowski@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Consumer Policy
Consumers with general food-related queries should call the helpline on 020 7276 8829 or email helpline@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 on 020 7276 8829 or 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
020 7276 8251: Helen Glover (Purchasing Manager)
Fax: 0207 276 8132
email: procurement@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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Dairy Hygiene (including dairy products)
General enquiries: Carol Scott 020 7276 8456
List of approved establishments: Julian Ciepluch 020 7276 8449
email: julian.ciepluch@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
For all local authority technical enquiries please see Local Authority Delivery.
Date Marking
Policy on 'best before' and 'use by' dates:
Labelling Team
tel: 020 7276 8147
email: carol.scott@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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 can later be processed for use in food.
Freddie Lachhman
tel: 020 7276 8384
email: Freddie.Lachhman@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Egg Products Hygiene (Hygiene Policy and Legislation)
Sylvia Ankrah
tel: 020 7276 8353
email: Sylvia.Ankrah@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
List of approved establishments: Julian Ciepluch 020 7276 8449
email: julian.ciepluch@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
For all local authority technical enquiries please see Local Authority Delivery.
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
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 - Hygiene
Hygiene policy enquiries:
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
List of approved establishments: Julian Ciepluch 020 7276 8449
email: julian.ciepluch@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
For all local authority technical enquiries please see Local Authority Delivery.
Food Additives – Sweeteners, Flavourings, Colours, Enzymes and Processing Aids
tel: 020 7276 8570
email: foodadditives@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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 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
Please note: For policy enquiries about the Food Safety Act 1990, the General Food Law Regulation (EC) 178/2002 and the General Food Regulations 2004 only. 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. For enforcement issues, please use contacts in “Local Authorities” section below.
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
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
General Food Hygiene legislation (Temperature Control)
David Gray
tel: 020 7276 8940
email: david.gray@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 telephone enquiry 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
General enquiries:
David Gray
tel: 020 7276 8940
email: david.gray@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Caterers
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: Susan Boyd - 02890 417739 susan.boyd@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Primary production
Food hygiene - Chris Rowsewell 020 7276 8242 chris.rowsewell@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Feed hygiene - Sharon Nandhra 020 7276 8469 sharon.nandhra@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Retailers
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: Susan Boyd - 02890 417739 susan.boyd@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Hygiene legislation contacts for eggs, fish, meat and milk and dairy establishments can be found under those headings.
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Imported Food (not of animal origin)
Helpline
tel: 020 7276 8018
email: imported.food@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Contact DEFRA for imported food of animal origin
tel: 08459 33 55 77
email: helpline@defra.gsi.gov.uk
Industry Guides to Good Hygiene Practice
Amanda Blaize
tel: 020 7276 8971
email: amanda.blaize@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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Labelling
For general labelling enquiries, please contact Defra helpline on: 08459 33 55 77 or email: helpline@defra.gsi.gov.uk
Local Authorities
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
Please note: 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
Local Authority Delivery
Chris Harvey
tel: 020 7276 8454
email: chris.harvey@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):
Liz Stretton
tel: 020 7276 8357
email: liz.stretton@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Licensing/approval of slaughterhouses and cutting plants
Tolulope Odeleye
tel: 020 7276 8369
email: tolulope.odeleye@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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 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
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
Microbiological criteria:
David Gray
tel: 020 7276 8940
email: micro.criteria@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
david.gray@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
For all local authority technical enquiries please see Local Authority Delivery.
Surveillance:
Adam Hardgrave
tel: 020 7276 8957
email: adam.hardgrave@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Milk hygiene
Carol Scott
tel: 020 7276 8456
email: carol.scott@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
List of approved establishments: Julian Ciepluch 020 7276 8449
email: julian.ciepluch@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Mineral Waters: 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 & Resourcing Team
tel: 020 7276 8128
email: recruitment@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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)
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
Spring Waters: 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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Tenders
See Procurement
Traceability
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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