News and alerts
Food Standards Scotland’s news and food alerts, including product recalls and allergy alerts.
Food alert - Scotland
Nemos Food Company, Glasgow recalls its sandwiches, wraps, baguettes, rolls, pasta and pakoras
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 store where purchased.
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Food Standards Scotland launches its first consumer awareness-raising campaign - #lookatthelabel
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.
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New Food Crime Unit to be established for Scotland
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 deliberate
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Online game launched by Food Standards Scotland to improve school kids’ diets
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.
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Statements
Statement on Rare Burgers
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 a food business operator that will provide equivalent protection.
