Fera Science
Abbreviation | Fera |
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Formation | 2009 |
Legal status | Government agency |
Purpose | To support and develop a sustainable food chain, a healthy natural environment, and to protect the global community from biological and chemical risks. |
Location | |
Region served | UK |
Parent organization | Defra |
Budget | £72 million |
Website | Fera |
Fera Science, formerly the Food and Environment Research Agency is a UK research organisation.
History[]
The agency was formed in 2009 by merging the Central Science Laboratory (CSL) at Sand Hutton, the (PHD) / Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate (PHSI) in York, the (PVS) in Cambridge and the UK Government Decontamination Service at MoD Stafford.
In 2015, Fera Science was created as an independent entity from the UK government as a joint venture between DEFRA and Capita. The Plant Health Inspectorate, Plant Varieties and Seeds, the National Bee Unit and the GM Inspectorate were split off from Fera and became part of the Animal and Plant Health Agency.[1] The Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) was established to support and develop a sustainable food chain, a healthy natural environment, and to protect the global community from biological and chemical risks.
Function[]
Fera specialises in the sciences underpinning agriculture for sustainable crop production, environmental management and conservation and in food safety and quality. Fera has statutory responsibilities for delivering policy and inspectorate functions in relation to Plant Health, Bee Health and Plant Varieties and Seeds. Fera is part of the UK capability to respond to, and recover from, emergency situations, including accidental or deliberate release of hazardous materials.
Structure[]
It also houses FAPAS (international food analysis proficiency testing services) and the .
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "The Food and Environment Research Agency". GOV.UK. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
External links[]
- The Food and Environment Research Agency: official site
- National Collection of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria: official site
- FAPAS: official site
- Executive agencies of the United Kingdom government
- Science and technology in the United Kingdom
- Agriculture in England
- Organisations based in North Yorkshire
- Government agencies established in 2009
- Research institutes in England
- Agricultural research institutes
- 2009 establishments in the United Kingdom
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs