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Food Standards Scotland statement on the release of the Dunsyre Blue E. coli O157 Incident Management Team report

Food Standards Scotland, as a member of the Incident Management Team involved in producing the report issued by Health Protection Scotland today (29 March), fully supports the report’s findings.

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Marks and Spencer recalls Chicken and Vegetable Soup following possible chemical contamination

Marks and Spencer is recalling its Chicken and Vegetable Soup 600g as a precautionary measure because of a taint caused by possible chemical contamination.

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Cleone Foods recalls patties because of incorrect labelling

Cleone Foods is recalling two of its patty products because they do not contain the wording ‘use by’ with the date code information indicating the date by which the products can be safely consumed on the packaging. This product was sold at Tesco, Co-operative, ASDA, Sainsbury’s, Morrison’s, Iceland and Nisa-Retail stores.

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Scottish Food Crime Unit launches roadshow to raise awareness of food crime

The Scottish Food Crime Unit, part of Food Standards Scotland (FSS) is today (23 March) launching a roadshow to raise awareness of the different types of food fraud, the potential seriousness of this and how to report it.

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Statement on re-commencement of production by Errington Cheese Ltd

Food Standards Scotland is aware that Errington Cheese Ltd has restarted production of cheese.

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