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Consumer advice
Official consumer advice to protect you from food safety risks and promote healthy eating, helping you to make informed choices on what to eat.
Get the facts about food
Food Standards Scotland is committed to making sure you have the right information to know your food is safe and properly labelled. Our food safety advice is always informed by trusted scientific evidence.
Food safety
There are many ways to improve food safety in your kitchen or when eating out. Our official food safety advice and tips include helping you reduce the risk of food poisoning, understanding food allergies, and making informed choices.
Food labelling
Food safety starts with knowing what you’re eating is what it says it is on the packaging. Find information on nutrition labels, use-by and best-before dates and allergen labels.
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Food Standards Scotland launches public consultation on allergen information
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has today launched a 12 week public consultation seeking views on how allergen and ingredient information is provided by food businesses in the non-prepacked sector, such as restaurants, cafés, takeaways, bakeries and butchers.
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Tesco recalls Tesco Grape & Berry Medley because of contamination with salmonella
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Farmfoods recalls Ritz Cheese Sandwich because of allergens not emphasised on the label
Farmfoods is recalling Ritz Cheese Sandwich because it contains Cereals containing Gluten, Milk and Soya which are not emphasised on the label.
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Food Standards Scotland publishes new five-year strategy
The strategy sets out FSS’s vision for a safe, authentic and healthier food environment that Scotland can trust, and reflects its statutory role as Scotland’s independent public sector food body.