News and alerts
Food Standards Scotland’s news and food alerts, including product recalls and allergy alerts.
Blog Statements
Guidance on date labelling by FSS Head of Science Jacqui McElhiney
Food Standards Scotland welcomes initiatives for reducing food waste, but we wouldn’t advise consumers to use the ‘sniff test’ as a general rule for all foods.
Continue reading Guidance on date labelling by FSS Head of Science Jacqui McElhiney
Blog Statements
Ross Finnie welcomes delegates to the Global Conference for Food Safety Regulation and Sustainability
Speech by Ross Finnie, Chair of Food Standards Scotland, to welcome delegates to the Global Conference for Food Safety Regulation and Sustainability. The conference took palce on 10 November, and was timed to coincide with COP26.
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Folic acid in flour
Folic acid will be added to flour across the UK to reduce the risk of neural tube defects in foetuses.
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Mites for human consumption update
On August 23 2021, we released an update on our current position on insects intended for human consumption.
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Proposed changes to the Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) (Scotland) Regulations 2013
Information about the proposed changes.
