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Food Standards Scotland’s news and food alerts, including product recalls and allergy alerts.
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What you can do to prevent food poisoning
On World Food Safety Day our Chief Scientific Advisor, Professor Norval Strachan, writes about the main causes of food poisoning and the steps you can take to prevent it.
News
On World Food Safety Day, Food Standards Scotland highlights food poisoning risk from undercooked chicken
On the first ever World Food Safety Day (7 June 2019), Food Standards Scotland (FSS) is reminding Scots they can avoid picking up food poisoning at home by thoroughly cooking chicken and following good hygiene when handling raw poultry.
Allergy alert - UK
Tesco recalls Tesco Turkish Inspired Tomato Seasoning because of undeclared milk
Tesco recalls Tesco Turkish Inspired Tomato Seasoning because of undeclared milk
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Food alert - UK
Müller UK recalls Cadbury Dairy Milk Cheesecake and Cadbury Caramel Cheesecake Desserts because of the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes
Müller UK recalls Cadbury Dairy Milk Cheesecake and Cadbury Caramel Cheesecake Desserts because of the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes
Statements
Food Standards Scotland urges ambitious action to tackle obesity levels
Food Standards Scotland recognises the importance and challenges of tackling the deep-rooted issues of childhood obesity and poor diet in Scotland.
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