Novel Foods: Regulation
Commons · Question 9413 · Tabled 12 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Scott Arthur
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions his Department has had with the Food Standards Agency on the regulatory pathway for novel foods.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 22 Jun 2026
Ministers and officials regularly discuss novel food regulatory pathways with FSA. This includes the Engineering Biology Sandbox and Regulatory Innovation Office’s financial support for a new FSA innovation hub.In October 2024, DSIT awarded the Food Stand...