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Food Standards Agency accused of ignoring High Court ruling on inspection and enforcement charges

Groups urge organisation to rethink following judgment which branded the Food Standards Agency's (FSA) main and enforcement rate as unlawful

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 3 min read
AIMS has accused the organisation of being ‘in effective denial’ following the High Court judgment which ruled the FSA’s main rate and enforcement rate are unlawful
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AIMS has accused the organisation of being ‘in effective denial’ following the High Court judgment which ruled the FSA’s main rate and enforcement rate are unlawful

Industry groups have criticised the Food Standards Agency for going ahead with its price reforms despite a recent High Court ruling that some of its charges are unlawful. The Association of Independent...

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