News and alerts

Food Standards Scotland welcomes the report which strengthens the evidence and supports the existing advice that a balanced diet limiting the amount of saturated fat can help to reduce the risk of heart disease.

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has taken the difficult decision to end its contract with Hallmark Meat Hygiene Ltd. Hallmark supplies Official Veterinarians and Meat Hygiene Inspectors to undertake controls to support Scotland’s important meat, game and poultry industries.

Food Standards Scotland and the Food Standards Agency are continuing to investigate foods linked to listeria infections in hospitals.

The latest campylobacter testing results (January to March 2019) on contamination in UK-produced fresh whole chickens have been published by the top nine UK food retailers.

On the first ever World Food Safety Day (7 June 2019), Food Standards Scotland (FSS) is reminding Scots they can avoid picking up food poisoning at home by thoroughly cooking chicken and following good hygiene when handling raw poultry.