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Hansard to 11 November 2026 · 31,429 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
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Professor Ian Young: no photograph is held, so the academic plate is shown instead.
Academic
Professor Ian Young
Chief Scientific Adviser for the Food Standards Agency
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press citations on 1 topic since 27 Aug 2026 · last quoted 11 Sept 2026
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Professor Ian Young: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Chief Scientific Adviser for the Food Standards Agency
- Quoted on
- Public health & prevention
- Tracked press citations
- 8
- Most recently quoted
- 11 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 27 Aug 2026
04 The signal · where Professor Ian Young sits on public health & prevention
Ranked 31= of 100 voices quoted in the press on public health & prevention, level with 7 others on 8 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
- 1
Sir Chris WhittyRegulatorChief Medical Officer for England and Chief Medical Adviser to the UK Government, Department of Health and Social Care43 - 2Anya GopfertClinicianConsultant in public health, UKHSA36
- 3
Prof Frankie SwordsRegulatorNational Medical Director, NHS England / Department of Health and Social Care29 - 31=Saira BanoClinicianGP and founder of SwiftDoctor8
- 31=Daniel CheungClinicianPharmacist8
- 31=Professor Ian YoungAcademicChief Scientific Adviser for the Food Standards Agency8
- 31=Guy HitchcockSector leaderAir quality technical director, Ricardo8
- 39=Sarah JonesSector leaderconsultant in environmental public health at Public Health Wales7
Showing the leaders and the ranks around 31=, of 100 voices · See every voice on the topic →
05 On the record · press
What Professor Ian Young has said
By outlet · linked articles
- aol.co.uk2
- chroniclelive.co.uk1
- fwi.co.uk1
- gov.uk1
- lbc.co.uk1
Where Professor Ian Young has been quoted
- 01Salmonella outbreak update as UK cases of horror vomiting bug spike again - AOLaol.co.uk · 11 Sept 2026
- 02Government issues update on salmonella outbreak as hundreds fall illswindonadvertiser.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
- 03Major update on salmonella outbreak in UK with hundreds of cases reportedchroniclelive.co.uk · 3 Sept 2026
- 04Salmonella cases amid outbreak linked to imported eggs top 500 | LBClbc.co.uk · 3 Sept 2026
- 05Egg industry alarm as salmonella cases near 500fwi.co.uk · 28 Aug 2026
- 06Foods to 'avoid' amid UK salmonella outbreak - AOLaol.co.uk · 28 Aug 2026
- 07Foods to 'avoid' amid UK salmonella outbreakmirror.co.uk · 28 Aug 2026
- 08Salmonella outbreak updategov.uk · 27 Aug 2026
Verbatim
“If you're eating out or buying food that contains eggs, you may not know if these carry the British Lion mark or are Laid in Britain assured.”
“There is no evidence that UK-produced eggs are affected.”
“There is no evidence that UK-produced eggs are affected.”
“Our food safety advice remains the same: eggs that are thoroughly cooked and handled hygienically should not present a food safety risk.”
“There is no evidence that UK-produced eggs are affected.”
“If you're eating out or buying food that contains eggs, you may not know if these carry the British Lion mark or are Laid in Britain assured.”
“If you're eating out or buying food that contains eggs, you may not know if these carry the British Lion mark or are Laid in Britain assured.”
“We continue to work closely with the UK Health Security Agency and other partners to investigate outbreaks of Salmonella Enteritidis. The exact causes of these outbreaks have not yet been identified, but investigations so far have identified links to imported eggs. There is no evidence that UK-produced eggs are affected.”
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