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Errington Cheese instigates precautionary recall of Dunsyre Blue Cheese batch E24 as it may contain shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)
Errington Cheese has instigated a precautionary recall of Dunsyre Blue cheese from a specific batch E24 because it may contain STEC
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Statement from Food Standards Scotland regarding the recent E. coli O157 Outbreak
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has been part of a multi-agency Incident Management Team (IMT), chaired by Health Protection Scotland, which has been investigating an outbreak of E.coli O157 in Scotland. (E. coli O157 is one of a group of harmful bacteria known as Shiga toxin E. coli or STEC.)
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Food Standards Scotland encourages people in Scotland to be snack smart as its launches its first healthy eating campaign
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has today (5 September 2016) launched a thought-provoking healthy eating campaign aimed at encouraging people in Scotland to reduce the number of unhealthy snacks we eat.
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Scottish Food Crime Hotline launches to help combat £1.2bn food fraud problem
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and independent charity Crimestoppers have today (25 August 2016) launched the free Scottish Food Crime Hotline to give members of the public and industry a dedicated telephone line to report anonymously any suspicions of food crime.
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FSS Responds to UK Government’s Childhood Obesity Strategy
The response to the UK Government's Childhood Obesity Strategy.
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