News and alerts

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) are advising people who have a peanut allergy to avoid consuming foods that contain or may contain mustard, mustard powder or mustard flour because they may have been contaminated with peanuts.

FSS and The Food Standard Agency (FSA) have today published their 2024 Food Crime Strategic Assessment.

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) is issuing information to consumers to help identify counterfeit vodka products following more seizures over the weekend.

FSS is issuing a public health warning after lab results from counterfeit vodka seized earlier this month confirmed the presence of the chemical isopropyl, which can be harmful if consumed.

As the debate around processed and ultra-processed foods (UPFs) continues to garner interest with the public and across the media, FSS - the public sector food body for Scotland - has put together five facts to help consumers make sense of the topic.