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.
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.
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.
Why food is recalled
Understand how food is recalled and the types of alerts that we issues to consumers and stakeholders.
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Tesco recalls various Tesco Steak and Guinness Pie products because of undeclared milk
News
FSA and FSS publish export roadmap for cell-cultivated food businesses
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have today published new guidance to help businesses navigate the process of exporting cell cultivated products from Great Britain to non-EU countries.
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Waitrose & Partners recalls various Waitrose & Partners Doughnuts 5’s because of undeclared soya
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Baxters recalls their Chef Selections Cullen Skink soup because of a manufacturing fault which may cause spoilage and cans to rupture
Baxters is recalling their Chef Selections Cullen Skink soup due to a manufacturing fault which may cause spoilage of the product and for cans to swell and potentially rupture.