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8 September 2026

Food in Scotland Consumer Tracker Wave 22

Wave 22 of our biannual tracker survey that looks at consumer attitudes and behaviour in relation to food

2 September 2026

Annual targeted food sampling programme 2024-25

Results of our targeted food sampling programme 2024-25

1 September 2026

Price controls on essential food items

Principles, criteria and potential approaches for identifying foods for inclusion within an essential food basket and analysis of 2024 Scottish Health Survey data.

Small and Micro FBO Survey 2025 - Scotland

The Small and Micro Food Business Operator (FBO) Tracking Survey monitors the perceptions, experiences, and regulatory awareness of small and micro food businesses.

Rapid Evidence Review: Comparing the Implementation of International Mandatory Calorie Labelling in the Out of Home Sector

Summary of international evidence on how out of home (OOH) food businesses have responded to mandatory and voluntary menu calorie labelling policies.

Rapid Evidence Review: Implementation of Portion Size and Portion-Related Energy Reductions in Out of Home Settings

Summary of recent evidence on portion-related interventions in out of home (OOH) settings that aim to reduce the energy selected, purchased or consumed from meals, snacks or drinks.

Food Sampling Surveillance Programme 2026/27

Details of the FSS annual programme of food sampling surveillance in collaboration with local authorities and Public Analysts.

Food and You 2 Survey: Scotland Wave 11 Key Findings

This report presents the key findings from the Food and You 2 Wave 11 survey carried out in Scotland.

Consumer research regarding people at higher risk of food poisoning

Qualitative research to better understand how adults perceive and interpret the concept of people at higher risk of food poisoning.

Examining vulnerability to foodborne illness: A comprehensive review of clinically vulnerable groups

Research about the definition of clinically vulnerable groups to foodborne illness

SEFARI fellowship: the older population and foodborne illness

Determining the lifestyle factors which cause particular members of the older population to become ill with foodborne illness.

What’s behind our choices? Understanding food purchases and behaviours in the out of home environment in Scotland

How the out of home environment affects what we buy and eat in Scotland