The UK's Department of Health has informed that the coalition government has not make a decision on the future of the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Reports this weekend in the UK suggested that the FSA, the country's food watchdog, would be disbanded. According to Reuters, the FSA's functions would be moved to the Department of Health and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. However, the Department of Health said "no decision had been taken with the FSA", but the Değpartment also added: "All arms-length bodies will be subject for a review."

The future of the FSA, first set up in 2000 to oversee food safety in the UK, has been in question since the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition took office in May. The coalition is looking to cut public spending to reduce the UK's budget deficit.