Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK food and drink industry will maintain access to the risk assessment expertise of the European Food Safety Authority until a UK scientific risk assessment body is fully functioning.

The United Kingdom has a long tradition of close scientific collaboration with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) which we greatly value and hope to continue in the future. A range of options are being considered for the future of risk assessment and scientific advice in the UK. The nature of the UK’s future relationship with EFSA will be subject to forthcoming negotiations. After the UK has left the European Union, our priority will be to maintain the UK’s high standards of food and feed safety.