Open Consultations
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Local Authority Audit - Feedback Survey.
Your Local Authority was recently audited by Food Standards Scotland’s Audit Assurance Team. We would like you to tell us about your experience with the Audit to help us ensure that the Audits are carried out in the future in the most effective way possible. We would very much appreciate...
Closes 31 July 2026
Closed Consultations
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Regulation 2019/1793 on increased import controls of certain food and feed of non-animal origin (Review 4)
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) is conducting a review of the food and feed commodities contained within the Annexes to Commission Implements (EU) Regulation 2019/1793 as amended by The Official Controls (Import of High Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) Amendment (Scotland) (No. 2)...
Closed 9 April 2025
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Consultation on applications for authorisation of regulated products: one food additive, one feed additive (new specification), one food flavouring and the removal of eight permitted food flavourings, one food contact material, two novel foods and three genetically modified organisms for food and feed uses
This consultation is conducted by Food Standards Scotland (FSS) on behalf of the Minister for Public Health and Women's Health and seeks stakeholders’ views, comments and feedback in relation to the regulated product applications considered in this document. The applications in question have...
Closed 5 March 2025
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Consultation on the Implementation of the Amendments to the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998
FSS is consulting on the implementation of the amendments to the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 in Scotland which includes the introduction of the mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid. This is in addition to the 12 week UK-wide consultation published in September 2022 to consider any...
Closed 27 September 2024
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Consultation on applications for authorisation of regulated products: One feed additive (RP16 Chromium chelate of DL-methionine)
This consultation is conducted by Food Standards Scotland (FSS) on behalf of the Minister for Public Health and Women's Health and seeks stakeholders’ views, comments and feedback in relation to the regulated product application considered in this document. The application in question has...
Closed 1 September 2024
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Consultation on applications for authorisation of regulated products: twenty four feed additives and one feed for particular nutritional purposes (PARNUT) for use in animal feed
This consultation is conducted by Food Standards Scotland (FSS) on behalf of the Minister for Public Health and Women's Health and seeks stakeholders’ views, comments and feedback in relation to the regulated product applications considered in this document. The applications in question have...
Closed 17 June 2024
We Asked, You Said, We Did
Here are some of the issues we have consulted on and their outcomes. See all outcomes
We asked
We asked if a model transferring competency with an ability to delegate would achieve the expected benefits, of addressing identified weaknesses and establishing a sustainable process for future feed law delivery, outlined in the consultation document.
You said
A model transferring competency with an ability to delegate would be beneficial.
Any future model would need to be adequately and sustainably resourced; support the maintenance of skills and knowledge of officers delivering official controls; provide consistency to the feed sector and maintain the benefits of local knowledge.
We did
FSS continues to work with stakeholders through an Implementation Group and other mechanisms to develop the infrastructure to deliver the new model.
We asked
FSS asked respondents for their views on the newly developed guidance on Food Traceability, Withdrawals and Recalls within the UK Food Industry.
You said
Respondents were broadly supportive of the guidance and supporting tools. Comments received from respondents on the type of information that they wish to see included in the quick reference guide which would support the overarching guidance document.
We did
Consultation responses were used to refine our final guidance document which was published on 12th March 2019. Quick reference guide currently being produced taking into account the comments received as part of the consultation responses.
https://www.foodstandards.gov.scot/publications-and-research/publications/guidance-on-food-recalls
We asked
For views on the new legislation which will provide for centralised delivery of feed official controls
You said
Please see consultation responses
We did
We considered all views and shall amend the legislation to allow full transfer of competence