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Use of treatments to prevent the growth of pathogens on sprouted seeds
March 2016This project was commissioned to investigate the effectiveness of soaking and washing treatments that could be used at home to decontaminate seeds for sprouting.In 2011, an outbreak of E....
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Approval of establishments - Guidance for local authority authorised officers
March 2016The FSS guidance for local authorities has been revised following a routine scheduled review and changes include some clarification of existing FSS policies in this area as well as updates to...
View ArticleFSS research on contamination of fresh produce
23 March 2016Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has published two research project reports investigating the survival of microbial contamination during the production of fresh produce and the effectiveness...
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Shellfish Harvesting Classifications Scotland: 2016/17
March 2016Thursday March 31st 2016The Classification of Shellfish Harvesting Areas in Scotland 2016/17 has been finalised following the appeals process and is now complete for this year. This will...
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Food Export Health Certification – Guidance for Scottish Local Authorities
April 2016 This guidance was Produced by COSLA/Society of Chief Officers of Environmental Health Scotland Export Certification Working Group and is aimed at the local authority (LA) Environmental...
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Listeria monocytogenes in Regulation (EC) 2073/2005 on Microbiological...
April 2016The Commission is proposing an amendment to the food safety criteria for Listeria monocytogenes in Regulation (EC) 2073/2005 on Microbiological Criteria for Foodstuffs and will be discussing...
View ArticleUK Campylobacter sampling programme to be reviewed
19 April 2016Campylobacter is the most common cause of food poisoning in the UK and is frequently associated with raw chicken. Food Standards Scotland (FSS) works in partnership with the Food Standards...
View ArticleCharcuterie Continental recalls a batch of its MacTavish branded Cooked...
25 April 2016Risk: Charcuterie Continental has recalled a batch of its MacTavish branded Cooked sliced 80% Silverside of Beef and a batch of its Honey Ham because they have been incorrectly labelled...
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Enforcement letter - FSS/ENF/16/005
April 2016Enforcement Letter - Resumption of Trade with China.docxFood SafetyFood StandardsHealthIncidentsMonitoringEnforcement LetterDocumentCatering & RetailConsumersLocal Authorities
View ArticleCharcuterie Continental recalls several of its “MacTavish” and “Twechar Fine...
25 April 2016Ref: 31/2016 (update 1) Risk: Charcuterie Continental has...
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CookSafe Action Plan
May 2016csactionplan.pdfFood AllergyFood HygieneFood PoisoningFood SafetyFood StandardsFormsDocumentCatering & Retail
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Training
May 2016TrainingFood HygieneFood SafetyFood StandardsFormsDocumentAll business
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Personal Hygiene
May 2016CookSafe website update - House rules - Personal hygiene - February 2016.docFood HygieneFood SafetyFood StandardsFormsDocumentCatering & Retail
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Maintenance
May 2016CookSafe website update - House rules - Maintenance - February 2016.docFood HygieneFood SafetyFood StandardsFormsDocumentCatering & Retail
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Waste Control
May 2016Waste ControlFood HygieneFood SafetyFood StandardsFormsDocumentCatering & Retail
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Pest Control
May 2016Pest ControlFood HygieneFood SafetyFood StandardsFormsDocumentCatering & Retail
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Temperature Control
May 2016Temperature ControlFood HygieneFood SafetyFood StandardsFormsDocumentCatering & Retail
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Cross Contamination Prevention
May 2016CookSafe website update - House rules - Cross contamination prevention - February 2016.docFood HygieneFood SafetyFood StandardsFormsDocumentCatering & Retail
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Cleaning Schedule
May 2016Cleaning ScheduleFood HygieneFood SafetyFood StandardsConsultationsDocumentCatering & Retail
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Stock Control
May 2016Stock ControlFood HygieneFood SafetyFood StandardsFormsDocumentCatering & Retail
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