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FSS/ENFTS/16/001 - Animal Feed Review in Scotland - 21 January 2016
January 2016Letter - 21 January 2016Food SafetyFood StandardsEnforcement LetterDocumentConsumersFarming & Primary ProductionLocal Authorities
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FSS-ENF-16-002 - Invitation to apply for primary production funding - 2016-2017
January 2016Further to Jacqui Angus’s recent letter (FSS/ENFTS/16/001) regarding the Animal Feed Review in Scotland, the scope of which includes feed and food primary production, the FSS Board agreed...
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Shellfish Monitoring – 22/01/2016
January 2016E. coli reportPhytoplankton reportBiotoxins reportApprovalsFood PoisoningFood SafetyHealthMonitoringRegulationShellfishShellfish resultsDocumentAll businessFarming & Primary...
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Eat Safe award consumer brochure
January 2016Information leaflet on the Eat Safe Award Scheme for consumers.Eat safe award Consumer brochure.pdfFood HygieneFood SafetyFood StandardsGuideDocumentCatering & RetailConsumers
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Eat Safe award trade brochure
January 2016Guidance leaflet on the Eat Safe Award Scheme for food businesses.Eat safe award Trade brochure.pdfFood HygieneFood PoisoningFood SafetyFood StandardsGuideDocumentCatering &...
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Shellfish Monitoring – 02/02/2016
February 2016E.coli_.xlsBiotoxins.xlsApprovalsFood PoisoningFood SafetyHealthMonitoringRegulationShellfishShellfish resultsDocumentAll businessFarming & Primary ProductionLocal Authorities
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Betel leaves from India - Official Feed and Food Controls
February 2016On 8 February 2016 the European Commission adopted Commission Implementing Decision EU 2016/166 laying down specific conditions applicable to the import of foodstuffs containing or...
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Mycotoxins, Climate Change and Food Safety Workshop
February 2016Chemical contaminants - FSS Mycotoxin Workshop report final - December 2015.pdfContaminantsFood SafetyFood StandardsEducational resourcesDocument
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Shellfish results
February 2016Results Biotoxins 4 Weekly C5667 FSS 12-02-2016.xls4 Weekly SRSL Phytoplankton Report 12-02-16.xls20160212 Cefas FSS E coli weekly Result Report.xlsFood SafetyFood...
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Bramik Foods Ltd Withdraws its Mango Slices & New Crop Dried Figs
16 February 2016Bramik Foods Ltd is withdrawing its mango slices (100g), new crop dried figs (250g & 375g) because the products contain sulphur dioxide, which is not mentioned on the packaging....
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What Does Scotland’s Food Future Look Like?
18 February 2016 Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has today published co-funded research that brings consumer thoughts and concerns about food into a wider debate surrounding what our food system may look...
View ArticleAdvisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF) launches...
22 February 2016The ACMSF has today launched a ten-week public consultation on a draft report looking at the safety of raw or lightly cooked eggs. An expert group, which was set up to look at egg...
View ArticleUK Industry Making Progress on Campylobacter reduction
25 February 2016Campylobacter remains the biggest cause of foodborne illness in the UK with Food Standards Scotland (FSS) research showing that the majority of Scottish campylobacter cases are linked...
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Consultation on the Adulteration of Food
February 2016Covering letterAdulteration consultationComposition of foodFood SafetyFood StandardsConsultationsDocumentCatering & RetailConsumersLocal AuthoritiesManufacturersScientists &...
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26 February 2016Let us know you viewsFood Standards Scotland and the Food Standards Agency have issued a joint consultation on a proposed protocol for how we work with other enforcement agencies and...
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FSS/ENF/16/003
March 2016FSS/ENF/16/003 (LAEMS) Information and Guidance for 2015/16 Returns Feb-16Animal FeedFood SafetyFood StandardsEnforcement LetterLetterFarming & Primary Production
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Consultation on the Foods for Specific Groups (Scotland) Regulations 2016
March 2016Foods for Specific Groups – Consultation on the proposed Foods for Specific Groups (Scotland) Regulations 2016 – responses requested by 15 May 2016Consultation Letter and Annex AAnnex B -...
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Evaluation of the Shellfish Traffic Light Toxin Guidance for Food Standards...
March 2016Evaluation of traffic light guidance for toxins in shellfishCommunication Plan Food SafetyFood StandardsScience & EvidenceShellfishResearch ReportsDocumentFarming & Primary...
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22 March 2016Food Standards Scotland (FSS) today (22nd March) published an evaluation of the current Shellfish toxin traffic light guidance.The project demonstrated that:The guidance provides a...
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The fate of surrogate verocytotoxic E. coli contaminating the rhizospheres of...
March 2016This project was funded by Food Standards Scotland and Food Standards Agency to provide better understanding of the survivability of E. coli at all stages along the vegetable production and...
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