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Five Minutes with Food Standards Scotland’s Young Talent

Food Standards Scotland is supporting the Scottish Government’s Year of Young People and this is the first blog celebrating some of our young talent.

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The Geography of Food

Our Chief Scientific Advisor, Professor Norval Strachan, on how geography can help us work towards improving our diets and food safety.

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International Women’s Day

On International Women’s Day, our Finance Business Partner Gosia Warchol talked us through her career and how she got to where she is today…

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Can science help detect food crime?

Is the food we buy in Scotland actually what it says it is? Unfortunately we know sometimes this isn’t the case and consumers are being sold some products under false pretences.

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Chief Scientific Advisor Blog - How Food Standards Scotland is using science and evidence in diet and nutrition

Food is one of the great pleasures in life and we all enjoy some foods we know are not so good for us.

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