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Five Minutes with Food Standards Scotland’s Young Talent

Food Standards Scotland is supporting the Scottish Government’s Year of Young People and this is the first blog celebrating some of our young talent.

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Campylobacter levels remain steady in UK-produced chickens

Today (13 September 2018) the major UK retailers have published* their latest campylobacter testing results, which shows that contamination in UK-produced chickens remains steady.

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Allergy alert - UK

Fazila Foods Limited recalls two types of kebab rolls because of undeclared allergens

Fazila Foods Limited is recalling packs of 5 Large Lamb Kebab Rolls and packs of 5 Large Chicken Kebab Rolls because they contain milk and sulphites, which are not mentioned on the label.

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Survey of antimicrobial resistance bacteria in chicken and pork published today

The results of a survey commissioned by Food Standards Scotland and Food Standards Agency to show the amount of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacteria in fresh pork mince, and fresh and frozen chicken have been published today.

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Food alert - UK

Tesco recalls its Organic Almonds due to the presence of salmonella

Tesco is recalling one batch of its Organic Almonds 200g because salmonella has been found in the product.

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