Following on from the article we published on 21st September ‘FSA SHARES UPDATE ON LABELLING OF SUNFLOWER OIL SUBSTITUTES’, the FSA have confirmed during their latest Board meeting in September that they do not see merit in amending the timeline of end October for return to compliance in relation to the sunflower oil substitutions, given its galvanising effect, and are content that local authorities and businesses have worked effectively to mitigate the risks to consumers where labelling has been inaccurate.
Local authorities will continue to engage with businesses in their area to ensure swift progress towards return to compliance if the October deadline is indeed missed in a small number of cases, and to ensure that mitigations remain in place if so.