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Nevis Bakery recalls Empire Biscuits because they contain egg which is not mentioned on the label
Nevis Bakery is recalling Empire Biscuits because they contain egg which isn’t mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg.
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Scotland’s National Chef backs Food Standards Scotland’s funding for 10,000 Scottish pupils to gain food safety qualification
Food Standards Scotland is providing £50,000 to match the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland’s (REHIS) contribution to expand the delivery of the Elementary Food Hygiene Course. This will provide up to 10,000 secondary school pupils with the resources to complete the training in 2018.
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Food Standards Scotland set to welcome international delegates at first food conference
Two hundred delegates will attend ‘Fresh Thinking on Food’, Food Standards Scotland’s first food conference, this Wednesday (28 March 2018) at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh.
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Food Standards Scotland Board meeting to be held on 27th March
The next Board meeting will take place on Tuesday 27th March 2018 at the Hilton Edinburgh Carlton, Craiglockhart Room, North Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 2HD.
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Food Standards Scotland Responds to UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey
The new results from this survey provide confirmation that folate levels are dropping across the population. Over 90% of women of childbearing age in the UK now have a red blood cell folate concentration below the threshold, indicating a higher risk of their babies being born with neural tube defects. Food Standards Scotland maintains its call for mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid on a UK-wide basis to help address this concerning drop in folate levels.
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