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FSS reinforces backing of schools food safety skills
75,000 pupils gain qualifications in seven years, 15,000 more expected in 2022.
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Allergy alert - UK
Classic Cuisine Midlands Ltd recalls a number of products because of undeclared celery and mustard
Classic Cuisine Midlands Ltd recalls a number of products because of undeclared celery and mustard
Statements
New chair for Food Standards Scotland
Board member Heather Kelman appointed to succeed Ross Finnie.
News Blog
Paving the Way for Alternative Proteins
The Good Food Institute Europe works with scientists, businesses and policymakers to promote the benefits of plant-based and cultivated meat. In the latest of our post-COP26 conference blogs, the institute’s policy manager Alex Holst explains how developing consumer confidence through evidence-based regulation is central to its alternative protein mission.
Blog Statements
Guidance on date labelling by FSS Head of Science Jacqui McElhiney
Food Standards Scotland welcomes initiatives for reducing food waste, but we wouldn’t advise consumers to use the ‘sniff test’ as a general rule for all foods.
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