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Report
8 July 2025

How healthy is eating out in Scotland? Nutritional analysis of popular food items from independent out of home businesses

Key findings from research to assess the portion sizes and nutritional content of popular foods sold by independent businesses in Scotland.
Report
10 June 2025

Out of Home Digital Market Food Promotions Research in Scotland

Research to explore the impact of promotions and other marketing strategies on consumer behaviours when ordering food and drink from the Out of Home environment, using digital platforms
Report
3 June 2025

FROST: Fridge Recording Over Set Time

Report on the findings from FROST, a citizen science project conducted by Food Standards Scotland (FSS) between August 2023 and May 2024
Report
14 May 2025

Food in Scotland Consumer Tracker Survey Wave 19

The Food in Scotland Consumer Tracking Survey monitors attitudes, knowledge and reported behaviours relating to food using a representative sample of Scotland’s population.
Report
24 March 2025

Monitoring out of home food and drink purchases in Scotland and Great Britain (2022 and 2023)
Report
13 March 2025

Food in Scotland Consumer Tracker Survey Wave 18
Report
5 February 2025

Food and You 2 Survey: Scotland (Wave 8) Key Findings

This report presents the key findings from the Food and You 2 Wave 8 survey carried out in Scotland.
Report
27 January 2025

Dietary Intake in Scotland’s CHildren (DISH) research report
Report
10 December 2024

Review of ready-to-eat food products sold over social media in Scotland

This project aimed to provide an overview of ready-to-eat food products offered for sale on Facebook Marketplace in Scotland.
Report
3 December 2024

A repeat analysis of the calorie content of sweet discretionary products in the out of home sector in Scotland – 2023

The purpose of the research was to assess whether there had been any changes in the calorie content of sweet discretionary products between 2022 and 2023.
Report
27 November 2024

Food Sampling Surveillance Programme 2024/25
Report
14 November 2024

Foodborne pathogens on Scottish livestock farms: risks, attitudes, and potential interventions

This project reviewed the evidence of how pathogens enter the farm, transmitted to livestock and then spread into the farm to identify potential interventions to reduce the risks.