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Food Standards Scotland statement following Public Health England’s latest childhood obesity plan announcement

Food Standards Scotland’s Chief Executive, Geoff Ogle, said: “It’s no secret that we have an obesity problem in Scotland, with two out of three of us either overweight or obese.

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Update on Fipronil in eggs

Food Standards Scotland continues to liaise with the Food Standards Agency regarding the ongoing investigation into foods which may contain egg from farms in the Netherlands, which illegally used Fipronil to treat egg-laying hens.

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FSS Board Meeting 16 August

The next Board meeting will be held at our Food Standards Scotland offices in Aberdeen: Pilgrim House, Old Ford Road, Aberdeen, AB11 5RL on 16th August 2017.

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Food Standards Scotland Update on Fipronil in Eggs

Food Standards Scotland has been liaising with the Food Standards Agency regarding the investigation into the distribution of eggs contaminated with Fipronil in the UK.

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Food Standards Scotland’s response to the ‘Obesity in Scotland: A Persistent Inequality’ report

Food Standards Scotland’s response to the ‘Obesity in Scotland: A Persistent Inequality’ report published today by NHS Health Scotland.

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