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FSS and FSA issue updated advice to higher risk consumers on ready to eat cold-smoked and cured fish following publication of a risk assessment
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) are advising pregnant women and those with a weakened immune system to avoid eating ready-to-eat cold-smoked or cured fish, following publication of a risk assessment showing they are at higher risk of severe illness from listeriosis. Products include smoked salmon, smoked trout and gravlax.
Food alert - UK
Hawkstone recalls Hawkstone Cider because of risk of bottles exploding
Hawkstone recalls Hawkstone Cider because of risk of bottles exploding
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A baker’s dozen of Scottish businesses awarded funding to make their recipes healthier
Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland - in partnership with Food Standards Scotland (FSS) - has provided funding to 13 well-known Scottish bakery businesses across the country to help them make their products healthier.
Food alert - UK
Potts Partnership recalls Potts’ Truffle Mayonnaise because of the presence of Listeria monocytogenes
Potts Partnership recalls Potts’ Truffle Mayonnaise because of the presence of Listeria monocytogenes
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Consumers urged to avoid ‘potentially lethal’ protein powder
Food Standards Scotland is urging consumers not to consume a recalled protein powder because it contains a high level of caffeine.
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