News and alerts

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has published a new report (A Microbial Survey of Minced Beef at Retail in Scotland) designed to address knowledge gaps around the microbial quality of beef mince sold in Scotland.

We have published a series of short new guides for businesses, to support with sourcing, preparing, promoting and serving healthier options for customers as part of the industry’s reopening and recovery from COVID-19.

Food Standards Scotland has today (19 May 2021) published its strategic ambitions for the next five years. It will focus on the issues that matter most to people in Scotland, including renewed emphasis on improving the Scottish diet and associated negative health consequences.

The Food Standards Scotland Board meeting on 19 May 2021 will be held via video conference.

Food Standards Scotland is calling on research groups that are planning to apply for funding through UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI’s) call ‘Transforming UK food systems for health and environment’ to get in touch about proposals that would align with our strategic vision for a safe, healthy and sustainable food environment that benefits and protects the health and wellbeing of everyone in Scotland.