Guidance: Applicant guidance: SAC recruitment

Guidance for applicants interested in joining the FSA Scientific Advisory Committees and Science Council, including details of available roles and how to apply.

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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is an independent, non-ministerial department, established in 2000. Our job, set out in law, is to safeguard public health and protect the interests of consumers in relation to food. We work closely with the UK Government and the governments in Wales and Northern Ireland, but we act independently and transparently, led by science and evidence. Our fundamental mission is food you can trust. By food you can trust, we mean a food system in which food is safe, food is what it says it is and food is healthier and more sustainable.  

Our Scientific Advisory Committees (SACs) and Science Council are essential to the work of the FSA. They play a huge part in helping us to prioritise our work and ensure our advice to consumers is evidence-based and accurate.

Dates are only an estimate and can change: 

Added “British Summer Time (BST)” to the closing time for clarity.

Monitoring form (page 14): corrected two responses to ensure the selected answers were accurate and appropriate.