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Report
9 June 2026

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
Report
9 June 2026

Out of Home Food Intake and Behaviours Among Adults Living in Scotland, 2025

Assessment of who eats out of home, how often, from which outlets, what motivates these behaviours, and how out of home food contributes to overall energy and nutrient intake in Scotland.
Report
3 June 2026

Chemical Contaminants in Plant Based Protein Survey

The aim of this survey was to sample plant-based protein products including commodities made from pea, wheat and/or soya-based plant-based protein ingredients.
Report
12 March 2026

Monitoring out of home food and drink purchases in Scotland and Great Britain (2024 and 2025)
Report
4 March 2026

Annual targeted food sampling programme 2023-24

Results of our 2023-2024 food sampling programme
Report
26 February 2026

Research into the use and perceptions of guidance on food safety and standards
Report
23 January 2026

Briefing paper on discretionary foods and drinks

Prepared by the Public Health Nutrition Division, Food Standards Scotland.
Report
23 January 2026

A comparison of national dietary surveys (Scottish Health Survey 2021 and Dietary Intake in Scotland’s children 2024) with Worldpanel by Numerator household purchase data
Report
8 January 2026

Food Sampling Surveillance Programme 2025/26
Report
8 January 2026

Food and You 2 Survey: Scotland Wave 10 Key Findings

This report presents the key findings from the Food and You 2 Wave 10 survey carried out in Scotland.
PDF
7 November 2025

Chemical contaminants in fish - literature review

A review of the current evidence on chemical contaminants in wild-caught fisheries products from Scottish and wider UK waters
Report
7 October 2025

Modelling the impact of reduction in meat and dairy consumption on nutrient intakes and greenhouse gas emissions in children and young people living in Scotland: summary briefing

Summary briefing on the research from the University of Edinburgh to understand the impact of reducing meat and dairy on diet and related health