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Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has been part of a multi-agency Incident Management Team (IMT), chaired by Health Protection Scotland, which has been investigating an outbreak of E.coli O157 in Scotland. (E. coli O157 is one of a group of harmful bacteria known as Shiga toxin E. coli or STEC.)

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has today (5 September 2016) launched a thought-provoking healthy eating campaign aimed at encouraging people in Scotland to reduce the number of unhealthy snacks we eat.

Spice of Life is recalling various products on a precautionary basis as they have been manufactured in unhygienic conditions. These products are sold by the Spice of Life.

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and independent charity Crimestoppers have today (25 August 2016) launched the free Scottish Food Crime Hotline to give members of the public and industry a dedicated telephone line to report anonymously any suspicions of food crime.

The response to the UK Government’s Childhood Obesity Strategy.

Investigations led by Health Protection Scotland (HPS) into an outbreak of E. coli O157 have pointed to a link with particular batches of a blue cheese product.

Errington Cheese Company has instigated a precautionary recall on two batches Dunsyre Blue cheese because they may contain E.coli O157 (VTEC). This type of bacteria can cause food poisoning. If you have bought this product, do not eat it.

The Eatwell Guide is based on scientific evidence which has been carefully reviewed by independent experts, without outside influence or bias.

As temperatures in Scotland rise and more people barbecue and eat food outdoors, Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has today (Friday, 17 June 2016) launched its Summer BBQ food safety campaign: ‘Nothing spoils summer like Pink Chicken’.

Scotland’s food body, Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has appointed top academic, Professor Norval Strachan as its first Chief Scientific Adviser.

Charcuterie Continental has recalled several of its “MacTavish” and its “Twechar Fine Foods” products due to a labelling error. The products were labelled with ‘best before’ dates where they should have been labelled with ‘use by’ dates.

Charcuterie Continental has recalled a batch of its MacTavish branded Cooked sliced 80% Silverside of Beef and a batch of its Honey Ham because they have been incorrectly labelled with a ‘best before’ date where they should have a ‘use by’ date of 29 April 2016.