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Food Standards Scotland's Chair, Heather Kelman, reflects on her first year in the role and discusses how she embraces equity.

Our Senior Public Health Nutrition Advisor, Alana McDonald, answers some frequently asked questions about vitamin D.

Eating out is no longer the occasional treat, most of us eat out on a regular basis – probably far more than we realise.

For people living with food allergies, eating out or being invited as a guest for dinner can be a stressful experience.

Hello my name is Jacqui… My life as a scientist started at Glasgow Caledonian University where I did my first degree in microbiology, and when I graduated back in 1994, I didn’t really have a clue what I wanted to do! Now as Head of Science I manage 19 multidisciplinary scientists who are responsible for all of our research, surveillance and risk assessment activities relating to food safety and food authenticity.