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Urgent Allergy Advice: Mustard Ingredients Contaminated with Peanuts
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) are advising people who have a peanut allergy to avoid consuming foods that contain or may contain mustard, mustard powder or mustard flour because they may have been contaminated with peanuts.
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Allergy alert - Scotland
The Firm of WG Young, Overton Farm Butchery recalls Overton Farm Butchery Beef Burgers because of undeclared soya
The Firm of WG Young, Overton Farm Butchery recalls Overton Farm Butchery Beef Burgers because of undeclared soya
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Proposed changes to the Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) (Scotland) Regulations 2013
FSS intend to amend the Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 to accommodate the recognition of qualifications from Switzerland. This follows the signing of a Recognition of Professional Qualifications (RPQ) Agreement between the UK and Switzerland in June 2023, which will allow people who gained a professional qualification in one country to work in the other (subject to immigration rules), without having to fully requalify.
Food alert - UK
Carley’s recalls Carley’s Organic Light Raw Tahini because it may contain pieces of metal
Carley’s recalls Carley’s Organic Light Raw Tahini because it may contain pieces of metal
Allergy alert - UK
Update 1: Farmfoods recalls Qualiko Frozen Chicken Battered Premium Nuggets because of undeclared milk
Update 1: Farmfoods recalls Qualiko Frozen Chicken Battered Premium Nuggets because of undeclared milk