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Food Standards Scotland (FSS)’s Board will today (20 January) consider a raft of proposals, including reductions in the promotion, advertising and portion size of certain foods and drinks and consideration of the use of taxation and regulation to improve the Scottish diet.

Packaging error resulting in incorrect allergen information being declared on products. This poses a public health risk to those who are allergic to any of the undeclared allergens. Undeclared allergens are Milk, Soya, Wheat Flour, Peanuts and other nuts.

Batleys in Glasgow (29 Kilbirnie Street) recalls their Lorne Sausage because the product contains sulphur dioxide and wheat, which is not mentioned on the product packaging. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide / sulphites and/or an allergy or intolerance…

Christmas cooks are being urged to follow simple safety tips when preparing food in the home over the festive season, as part of a new campaign to reduce the number of people contracting food poisoning across Scotland this December.

Glasgow Sandwich Company, also known as AAA Foods, has recalled products due to undeclared milk and egg. Glasgow Sandwich Company, also known as AAA Foods, has recalled packets of its Chicken Tikka Mayonnaise / Chicken Sweetcorn Mayonnaise / Tandoori Chicken / Chicken Balti / Peri Peri Chicken sandwiches and wraps…

The SandwiTch Co has instigated a voluntarily recall as they have been producing and selling products with an extended shelf life in the absence of shelf life validation.

The SandwiTch Co has instigated a voluntarily recall as they have been producing and selling products with an extended shelf life in the absence of shelf life validation.

Consumers should be aware that Nemos Food Company, Glasgow has recalled its sandwiches, wraps, baguettes, rolls, pasta and pakoras due to lack of validation of shelf life applied to the products. The McIntyre’s products are packed in individual plastic containers. Products should not be consumed and returned to shop or…

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has today (Monday 2, November) launched an awareness-raising campaign encouraging consumers to spend a little longer looking at food labelling.

A new Scottish Food Crime and Incident Unit (SFCIU) is to be set up by Food Standards Scotland (FSS) to tackle food fraud. At its meeting on 16 September the FSS Board agreed the remit of the new unit which will be responsible for surveillance and detection of fraud and…

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) is calling on schools to embrace its innovative new healthy eating and food safety online resource aimed at helping children improve their diets and food hygiene practices.

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has not changed its policy on rare burgers. The steps that businesses are required to take to protect consumers should be through thorough cooking in accordance with current Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF) guidance or through a combination of controls verified by…