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27 October 2022

Campylobacter campaign partner toolkit

Use our campylobacter campaign toolkit to increase awareness of the bacteria campylobacter and the danger it poses to those aged over 65.

Handwashing Consumer Tracker Wave 4

26 October 2021

Food in Scotland Consumer Tracker Survey Wave 12

Handwashing Consumer Tracker Wave 5

Food Sampling Grant Programme

Strategy documents, Report

A Food Surveillance Strategy for Scotland

Purchase and Consumption of Non-Dairy Alternative Products and Oat-Based Products

This study assessed the purchase and intake of non-dairy alternatives in Scotland, responding to growing demand and product availability

A Microbiological Survey of Minced Beef at Retail in Scotland

This survey examined retail beef mince for campylobacter, salmonella, STEC, and two hygiene indicators: aerobic colony count and generic E. coli.

5 November 2020

Radioactivity in Food and the Environment (RIFE) report 2019

FSS works with UK environmental agencies and the FSA to monitor radioactivity in food and the environment (RISE) through annual RIFE reports, which detail findings from food and drinking water analyses.

2 November 2020

The risk of STEC contamination in wild venison

This report aimed to fill knowledge gaps about the presence and transmission of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) in Scotland’s wild venison supply chain.

Campylobacter: Estimating the healthcare cost of gastrointestinal infection in Scotland

This report, produced by Health Protection Scotland (HPS) on behalf of FSS, assessed the direct healthcare costs associated with campylobacter infection in Scotland.

Campylobacter: Estimating the burden of gastrointestinal infection in Scotland using data linkage

This report, produced by Health Protection Scotland (HPS) on behalf of FSS, outlines the data linkage for laboratory confirmed campylobacter cases in Scotland between 2013-2017.