Uk reaffirms commitment to independent food agency

Access through your institution Buy or subscribe london Erik Millstone, a researcher at the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex, who is one of Britain's leading

food policy experts, last week said that he was concerned that MAFF appeared to be closely involved in deciding the final structure of the agency. He also voiced fears that “main positions”

in the agency might be staffed with officials holding comparable posts within MAFF. Consumer organizations have also suggested that parts of MAFF are uneasy at the prospect of losing

responsibility for food safety and are keen for the ministry to retain oversight of the new agency. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution ACCESS OPTIONS

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PERMISSIONS Reprints and permissions ABOUT THIS ARTICLE CITE THIS ARTICLE Masood, E. UK reaffirms commitment to independent food agency. _Nature_ 389, 109 (1997).

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