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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...