Regulation 27 Advice or information from the Food Standards Advisory Committee etc.

The Food Standards Agency may consult or request advice or information in relation to the application from the Food Standards Advisory Committee or such other persons with the relevant expertise as necessary to enable the Food Standards Agency to conduct an assessment.

The Food Standards Agency must forward a summary of the application and any other relevant information to any committee or other person that it consults or requests advice or information from under paragraph (1).

Any advice or information provided under paragraph (1) must be provided without undue delay.

The Food Standards Agency must publish any advice or information provided under paragraph (1) unless that advice or information is treated as commercially confidential by the applicant and the Food Standards Agency under regulation 34^f1.

Any obligations imposed on any committee or other persons under this regulation are not Part 3 obligations^f2.