Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 1829/2003, (EC) No 1831/2003, (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1099/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) 2017/625 as regards the simplification and strengthening of food and feed safety requirements
Proposed Replacement EU Act
Date of Notification to DSC: 2 January 2026
Date proposal was first published: 16 December 2025
Status: Proposed Replacement EU Act
Departmental assessments of impact:
Food Standards Agency assessment of impact on the proposed act - 2 March 2026 [PDF, 6 pages, 190KB]
Evidence received (updated as received):
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs - Written Answers [PDF, 4 pages, 143KB]
Food Standards Agency - Written Answers [PDF, 4 pages, 67KB]
UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the proposed EU act - 10 March 2026 [PDF, 24 pages, 386KB]
DSC Decisions:
At its meeting of 30 April 2026 the Committee decided to monitor the progress of the proposed replacement act and publish any interim reports it considers appropriate, pursuant to paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 6B to the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
Relevant Official Report (Hansard) transcript:
