Link for IOC full Decision notice pdf file: Food Standards Agency (Central government) [2025] UKICO 333830 (22 May 2025)
The complainant has requested information about a complaint they submitted to the Food Standards Agency (-˜FSA-™s) about the management of -˜novel foods-™, specifically hemp and cannabidiol (-˜CBD-™). The FSA disclosed information with redactions made under section 40(1), 40(2) (personal information), section 31(1)(g) (law enforcement), section 43(2) (commercial interests) and section 41(1) (information provided in confidence). The Commissioner-™s decision is that the FSA was entitled to withhold the information it did under section 40(1), 40(2) and section 31(1)(g). The Commissioner does not require further steps.