News and alerts
Food Standards Scotland’s news and food alerts, including product recalls and allergy alerts.
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Experience of a Career Ready Intern
James writes about his experience as a Career Ready intern at FSS.
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What you can do to prevent food poisoning
On World Food Safety Day our Chief Scientific Advisor, Professor Norval Strachan, writes about the main causes of food poisoning and the steps you can take to prevent it.
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Six easy ways to downsize your food
We’ve all been there. Whether it’s picking up an extra sweet treat with your morning coffee, saying yes to going large, adding sides and extras like fries with your burger, or cream and marshmallows to your hot chocolate. While upsizing can seem like a good deal, when the extra calories keep adding up, the cost can be our health!
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We speak to a young person playing a part in growing Scotland’s food and drink sector
In our third blog celebrating Scotland’s young talent working in food and drink, we speak to 26-year-old IIona Mclaren, Event Manager at Scotland Food & Drink. Food Standards Scotland works closely with industry bodies and organisations such as Scotland Food & Drink to support Scotland’s food and drink environment.
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What it’s like being a young person on the front line of Food Standards Scotland’s Brexit preparations
The second blog in a series to celebrate some of our young talent in support of the Scottish Government’s Year of Young People
