Food and feed incidents

Understand what an incident is and how to report it

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A food or feed incident occurs when there are concerns about the safety or quality that could require an intervention to protect consumers’ interests. 

During an incident, the Scottish Food Crime and Incidents unit (SFCIU) will support public bodies, such as local authorities, to protect the public from risks to health from eating food.  

What are food and feed incidents?

Food and feed incidents are important for consumers to be aware of as it can put people at risk. But incidents can come in different shapes and forms so getting an understanding of them can help. 

Learn more about food and feed incidents
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Food incident prevention

Preventing incidents is an important part of the work we do to ensure protection for consumers, maintaining food standards and safety and trust in the food chain.

Find out more about preventing incidents
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Why food is recalled

Understand how food is recalled and the types of alerts that we issues to consumers and stakeholders.

Find out why we issue recalls and alerts
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