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Food Standards Scotland (FSS); the organisation charged with protecting Scotland’s food safety and standards has today (Monday 19 October) opened a public consultation on its proposals for its new strategy for 2021-26.

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and Public Health Scotland (PHS) are reminding consumers to take care when handling and cooking chicken products at home.

The next Food Standards Scotland Board meeting on 21 October 2020 will be held via video conference.

With less than 100 days until the UK exits the European Union (EU), a new survey has revealed a significant rise in the number of people who are ‘increasingly concerned’ about a reduction in food quality and standards in Scotland as a result of Brexit.

Food Standards Scotland has published the latest results (Wave 10) of its ‘Food in Scotland’ Consumer Tracker Survey, measuring changes in Scotland's attitudes, behaviours and knowledge in relation to food over time.