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The Advisory Committee for Social Science (ACSS) is an independent expert committee that provides strategic advice to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) on the use of social science. It supports evidence‑based decision‑making a…
Guidance and reference documents on standards, roles and governance for providing independent scientific advice to the Food Standards Agency.
1. Introduction 1.1 Context The challenge of being an open organisation We…
1. Introduction Government Chief Scientific Adviser’s Guidelines on the…
Travel costs are a substantial part of the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA)…
1. The role of the Secretariat is to: Support the Committee in developing…
Members of Food Standards Agency (FSA) Scientific Advisory Committees…
Subject as provided in paragraph 3 of this document the Food Standards…
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Advice on cross‑cutting issues identified by the FSA Chief Scientific Adviser and officials is generally provided through bespoke ACSS working groups.
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ACSS members meet twice a year as the main advisory body. Working Groups meet quarterly with additional meetings as required.
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