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Food Standards Scotland Regulatory Strategy

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) is Scotland’s national food industry regulator and works across the food chain with food businesses and industry to ensure that food is safe to eat and meets regulatory standards.

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Athole Tablet Ltd recalls tablet products because they may contain small pieces of metal

Food Standards Scotland has issued a PRIN today (31/08/2017) concerning Athole Tablet Ltd, which is recalling two of its tablet products because they may contain small pieces of metal.

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Update on Fipronil in Eggs

Food Standards Scotland has today (30 August 2017) published the updated list of products withdrawn from the market because of the amount of egg they contain from farms implicated in the Fipronil investigation.

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Update on Fipronil in Eggs

Food Standards Scotland continues to work closely with the Food Standards Agency and industry to trace products containing eggs from farms in the Netherlands implicated in the Fipronil investigation.

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Food Standards Scotland Responds to reports of rising figures of people with Type 2 Diabetes in Scotland

Heather Peace, Head of Nutrition Science and Policy at Food Standards Scotland said: “It is clear that obesity is one of the most serious problems we face in Scotland. Serious illnesses such as heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and a number of cancers are linked to over eating and our poor diet.

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