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Public Health Scotland and Food Standards Scotland welcome the Scottish Government’s consultation on the proposed regulations to restrict the promotion of foods high in fat, sugar, or salt.

Thousands of children and young people across Scotland are to be surveyed on their eating and drinking habits to inform actions to improve health across the nation.

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) along with the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is reminding consumers to take care when handling and cooking poultry products at home, including chilled and frozen chicken and turkey drumsticks, breasts, thighs and chicken pieces. This is because of a recent rise in cases of food poisoning caused by Salmonella Enteritidis linked to poultry products imported from Poland.

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) is warning members of the public not to buy or eat fake ‘Wonka Bars’ or  ‘Prime’ chocolate bars.

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) have published their annual ‘Our Food’ report, which reviews food standards across the UK for 2022. This is the second report since the UK left the EU and is an independent and evidence-based annual assessment of food standards across all four nations.