Most recent press releases
FSA Scotland Launches 'What's Cooking?' Guide for Schools and Communities
Tuesday 30 October 2007
The Food Standards Agency Scotland has launching a 'What's Cooking?' guide to help people setup and run school and community food clubs.
Food Standards Agency Scotland runs series of seminars on implementing the Feed Hygiene Regulation
Monday 29 October 2007
Following positive feedback from a seminar held in north-east Scotland last year, the Food Standards Agency Scotland is running a series of seminars to explain what the European Feed Hygiene Regulation will mean for feed businesses, livestock farmers and arable farms growing and selling crops for feed and what they will need to do to meet the requirements from January 2008.
FSA Scotland Welcomes EC Vote on Vertebral Column
Friday 5 October 2007
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) welcomes the unanimous vote on 3 October to raise the age at which bovine vertebral column (VC) is classified as specified risk material (SRM) from 24 months to 30 months. This change restores the VC SRM controls in the UK to the position pre May 2006 when the UK harmonised with EU. The proposal represents negligible risk to consumers.
Aberdeen food hygiene inspection results at a glance
Friday 21 September 2007
Almost eighty per cent of food businesses participating in a pilot scheme in Aberdeen currently meet the legal requirements for food hygiene.
Perth food hygiene inspection results at a glance
Friday 21 September 2007
Around 92% of food businesses participating in a pilot scheme in Perth currently meet the legal requirements for food hygiene.
Pupils clean up with food hygiene training
Thursday 6 September 2007
Thousands of Scottish schoolchildren will receive accredited elementary food hygiene training with the help of Food Standards Agency Scotland funding.
Edinburgh food hygiene inspection results at a glance
Tuesday 4 September 2007
Eighty-five percent of food businesses participating in a pilot scheme in Edinburgh currently meet the legal requirements for food hygiene.
Food Standards Agency Scotland and Scottish Rugby kick off hygiene, healthy eating and fitness initiative
Thursday 30 August 2007
The Food Standards Agency Scotland (FSAS) is teaming up with Scottish Rugby to kick start the launch of a new partnership initiative at Murrayfield Stadium, today (Thursday 30 August), which will encourage thousands of youngsters across the country to increase their knowledge of food hygiene, healthy eating and improve their fitness.
Roadshow comes to Renfrewshire
Wednesday 8 August 2007
Around 80% of food businesses participating in a pilot scheme in Renfrewshire currently meet the legal requirements for food hygiene.
Sixth update in Edinburgh Seafield incident
Tuesday 1 May 2007
The Food Standards Agency Scotland is today lifting all precautionary advice relating to the Firth of Forth that it imposed following the sewage discharge at the Seafield site on April 20 2007.
Fifth update on Seafield sewage discharge
Friday 27 April 2007
The Food Standards Agency Scotland is today advising that people can now harvest fish and crustaceans, such as crabs and lobsters, from the entire Firth of Forth, as further work with the ongoing risk assessment indicates they do not present a food safety risk.
Fifth update on Seafield sewage discharge
Thursday 26 April 2007
The Food Standards Agency Scotland has reduced the area affected by its precautionary advice.
Third update on Seafield sewage discharge
Wednesday 25 April 2007
The Food Standards Agency Scotland plans to update its food safety advice following the Seafield sewage discharge by the end of this week.
Second update on Edinburgh Seafield incident
Tuesday 24 April 2007
The Food Standards Agency Scotland is continuing to advise people not to eat fish or shellfish caught in the Firth of Forth following the incident at the Seafield Plant in Edinburgh at the weekend.
Food Standards Agency response to Edinburgh sewage discharge
Tuesday 24 April 2007
Following the sewage discharge from the Seafield Plant in Edinburgh, the Food Standards Agency Scotland (FSAS) has issued the following precautionary advice.
Agency issues warning against eating particular batches of smoked meat
Friday 20 April 2007
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is advising people not to eat particular batches of vacuum-packed meat which they may have bought in a small number of specialist retail outlets, mostly in Scotland, at the beginning of April.
Minister launches FSA 'What's Cooking?' project
Wednesday 4 April 2007
The Food Standards Agency has produced a 'What's Cooking?' guide which provides advice on how to set up and run community and school food clubs. Through this guide, participants will learn how to plan and prepare balanced meals, read and understand food labels and budget for food.
Councils invited to bid for food hygiene campaign funding
Wednesday 4 April 2007
Scottish local authorities are being invited to bid for their share of £50,000 food hygiene initiative funding.
Celebrity chef Phil Vickery cooks up a storm
Wednesday 4 April 2007
Chef Phil Vickery will join a Food Standards Agency Scotland roadshow event in Dundee tonight (Tuesday 13 March).
Food Standards Agency 2006 Scottish Survey reveals consumers are taking a healthy interest in their food and diet
Thursday 22 February 2007
People in Scotland are more concerned about healthy eating than environmental issues, pensions or educational standards, a survey published today shows.
Food experts come to Glasgow
Wednesday 21 February 2007
Consumers in Glasgow will be able to ask questions about any food-related topic that interests or concerns them at an event in the city next week.