Our industry-specific advice and guidance helps to make sure food and feed law is applied throughout the food chain. We also provide advice for local authorities.
Business guidance
If you run a food or feed business - whether it’s in production, manufacture, retail or catering – our business guidance will help you to produce safe food and meet the food business safety regulations
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Find out what you need to do to set up and run a safe food or feed business.
Food and feed business advice
Campaign toolkit - New FSS website
You are now using our new website! To help spread the word of the new website, we've created a stakeholder toolkit. It includes a campaign video and ready-to-use social media posts.
Starting a new business
We provide essential resources for new food and feed businesses, including a checklist to help you register your business, guidance to ensure compliance with food safety laws, and how and when to contact your local authority.
Running a food business
We’re here to help all food, feed and drink businesses stay up to date with changes in policy and food business safety regulations to make sure what they produce, deliver and sell is safe and complies with the law.
Industry-specific advice
Find the information and official guidance you need on food production, preparation and delivery regulations.
Support for local authorities
We provide tools, training and guidance resources for 32 local authorities across Scotland.
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New Chief Executive appointed to lead Food Standards Scotland
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has announced the appointment of Catherine Topley as its new Chief Executive.
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Buttermilk Confections is recalling Honeycomb Blast Choc Bar because of undeclared milk
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Food Standards Scotland updates guidance on those most at risk from foodborne illness
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has published an update to help clarify who is more likely to become ill and experience more severe symptoms from food poisoning.
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New research shows out of home food now accounts for over a fifth of daily calories in Scotland
A new study conducted by FSS and the University of Edinburgh, involving more than 1,000 adults living right across Scotland, found that people eat out of home on average seven times a week.