Buying food and eating out
Whether you’re eating out or buying ingredients to make things easier at home, we help make sure the food and drink you buy is safe.
In this section
Food Hygiene Information Scheme (FHIS)
Search our database to see how well food businesses in your area have fared in food hygiene inspections.
Eat Safe Awards
The Eat Safe Award provides an incentive to food businesses to strive for food hygiene and food safety management standards beyond those required by law.
Community and charity events
Information and guidance about food safety if you're planning a community or charity event.
Mustard ingredients and peanut contamination
Consumer advice on the contamination of mustard ingredients with peanuts.
Glycerol in slush ice drinks
Industry guidance for the food additive glycerol (E 422) in slush ice drinks, more commonly known as 'slushies'.
How to follow good food safety practices during the Coronavirus pandemic
Labelling and composition standards
Food Standards Scotland has policy responsibility for food information, food labelling, food standards and nutrition labelling in Scotland.
Food allergies
Most allergic reactions to food are mild, but some can be very serious. A small amount of the food concerned can trigger a reaction.
Eat Safe Awards
The Eat Safe Award provides an incentive to food businesses to strive for food hygiene and food safety management standards beyond those required by law.
Food Hygiene Information Scheme (FHIS)
Search our database to see how well food businesses in your area have fared in food hygiene inspections.