FSA Board pays tribute to food and feed industries for ‘an outstanding job in keeping food on the shelves’

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The COVID-19 pandemic was one of the main topics of discussion as the Food Standards Agency (FSA) Board metthis week for the first time since 11 March.FSA Chair Heather Hancock opened Wednesday 17 June’s online only meeting by extending her gratitude to allthose working in food and feed industries for continuing to supply and make accessible food for consumers.She said:“Those people who work in the food and feed sector – which we should remember is the country’s largestmanufacturing sector and a critically important retail sector – have done an outstanding job in keeping food on theshelves, factories running, supply chains and logistics taking enormous strains, and altering their businesses to meetconsumer needs, especially where for our most vulnerable.”