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Views welcome to improve front of pack nutrition labelling

Food Standards Scotland is seeking feedback from consumers, health professionals and the food and drink industry as part of a UK-wide consultation on front of pack nutrition labelling (FOPNL).

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Food Standards Scotland reveals how Scotland ate during lockdown

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has published new Ipsos MORI-commissioned research [hyperlink] focussing on the public’s behaviour and attitudes towards food during the high-alert period of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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FSS Board Meeting - 19 August

The next Food Standards Scotland Board meeting on Wednesday 19th August 2020 will be held via video conference.

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Action required by fishing vessel owners in Scotland ahead of EU Exit

Food Standards Scotland has joined forces with industry leaders to raise awareness across Scotland’s fishing industry that fishing vessels need to be registered as food businesses, and be inspected by the relevant local authority to enable catch to be exported, either directly or indirectly, to Europe after EU-exit.

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Food Standards Scotland urges consumers to lookout for ‘tell-tale’ signs of food crime during COVID-19 lockdown

Food Standards Scotland is making consumers in Scotland aware that there may be an increased risk of food crime during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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