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Eat Safe for summer

18 May 2015Though it may not feel like it yet, summer is fast approaching and that will hopefully mean a chance to get outside and enjoy barbecues and picnics.  However, this is also the time of year...

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Campylobacter Results 2014 - 2015

28 May 2015Campylobacter Cumulative Survey Results 2014 - 2015 Campylobacter is a food bug found mainly on raw poultry and is the most common cause of food poisoning in Scotland. The final set of...

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Monitoring progress towards the Scottish Dietary Goals 2001 to 2012 - Report 2

May 2015Contribution of foods to intakes of energy and selected nutrients using food purchase data in Scotland 2001 to 2012This report using Living Costs and Food Survey data was commissioned to...

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New Chief Scientific Adviser opportunity

01 June 2015We are currently seeking applications for a Chief Scientific Adviser based within Food Standards Scotland, Aberdeen.Our Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) will maintain an up to date...

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Safe summer eating at Taste of Grampian

08 June 2015Consumers attending Taste of Grampian this weekend visited our indoor and outdoor stands to learn about food safety and healthy eating.  Young and old took up the hand washing challenge...

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Campylobacter

Campylobacter is the most common form of foodborne illness in Scotland (a situation which is similar to the UK and most of the developed world). The illness usually lasts around a week and is...

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Royal Highland Show

Conference18 Jun to 21 JunFood HygieneFood SafetyFood StandardsHealthHealthy EatingMeat & LivestockNutritionAll businessCatering & RetailConsumersFarming & Primary ProductionHealth...

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Aiming to reduce Scotland’s 43,000 annual cases of food borne illness

12 June 2015Barbecue and food poisoning: how bad habits in the sun put thousands of Scots indoorsThe Four C’s from Food Standards Scotland aim to reduce Scotland’s 43,000 annual cases of food borne...

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Update from the Board

17 June 2015The Food Standards Scotland Board held its second meeting in public on Monday 15 June, at which it received and discussed an insightful presentation from Kantar Worldwide presentation on...

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Royal Highland Show first for Food Standards Scotland

18 June 2015Scottish Chef of the Year Adam Handling joined Food Standards Scotland to promote the new body’s food safety and healthy eating messages to consumers for the first time on the opening day...

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UK-wide microbiological survey of pre-packed ready-to-eat sliced meats at...

December 2014Survey ReportFood PoisoningFood SafetyResearch ReportsDocumentCatering & RetailMediaScientists & Researchers

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Board Meeting

BoardCorporate16 SepAll businessCatering & RetailConsumersFarming & Primary ProductionHealth ProfessionalsLocal AuthoritiesManufacturersMediaScientists & ResearchersThe meeting will be held...

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Board meeting

BoardCorporate20 JanAll businessCatering & RetailConsumersFarming & Primary ProductionHealth ProfessionalsLocal AuthoritiesManufacturersMediaScientists & ResearchersThe meeting will be held...

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Dundee Food and Flower Festival

CorporateFood PoisoningFood SafetyFood StandardsHealthHealthy EatingNutrition04 Sep to 06 SepConsumersLocal AuthoritiesMediaOlder peoplePregnancy & ChildrenSchools & EducationThe Food and...

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FSS Board response to SACN Carbohydrate and Health Report

July 2015The FSS Board met on 7 July 2015. This was an inter-sessional meeting, which had been called for the purpose of discussing a single agenda item, namely the recommendations contained in the...

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New sugar report published today

17 July 2015People in Scotland consume much more sugar than is healthy and not nearly enough fibre. Today, a new expert report recommends that we all need to reduce further the amount of sugar we eat...

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Opportunities in Communications & Marketing

17 July 2015 Digital Marketing ManagerKey responsibilities include championing digital across all marketing and communications work, overseeing social media as it relates to marketing campaigns,...

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DNP: Urgent health warning from FSS

23 July 2015Food Standards Scotland (FSS) issues an urgent warning against the highly toxic substance found in some diet pills known as DNP. It is not safe for human consumption, yet continues to be...

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Public attitudes towards food tracking study results published

30 July 2015The results from Food Standards Scotland and the Food Standards Agency Biannual Public Attitudes Tracker for May 2015 have been published. Wave 10 of the tracking study shows that:For the...

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Food Standards Scotland launches as poll reveals Scotland’s food priorities...

01 April 2015Food Standards Scotland (FSS), the public sector food body for Scotland, launches today, 1 April 2015 and takes over the responsibilities previously carried out in Scotland by the Food...

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