<p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) did not issue any cautions in any of the last five years.</p><p>The number of FSA prosecutions against food producers is shown in the following table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of prosecutions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures for other legal actions taken by the FSA against food producers are shown in the following tables.</p><p>The number of executed warrants, confiscation orders and prohibition orders per financial year is shown in the below table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Executed warrants, confiscation orders and prohibition orders</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of approval reviews, Certificates of Competence (CoC) suspensions and revocations by calendar year is shown in the below table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Calendar year</p></td><td><p>Approval reviews, CoC suspensions and revocations</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of animal welfare, remedial action and hygiene improvement notices between 2018 and 2022 is shown in the below table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Legal action taken</p></td><td><p>Number of legal actions taken</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Animal Welfare Notices 2018-22</p></td><td><p>236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Remedial Action Notices 2018-22</p></td><td><p>602</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hygiene Improvement Notices 2018-22</p></td><td><p>435</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: These figures are not available on a year-by-year basis.</p><p>When it comes to keeping food safe, prosecutions represent the last line of defence. As the national regulator for food, the FSA plays a key role in the prevention of food safety breaches and food crime.</p>