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Nutrition Labelling

A few years ago, Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers (FIC) brought together EU rules on general food labelling and nutrition labelling into one piece of legislation. The Food Information (Scotland) Regulations 2014 revoked most of the old Food Labelling Regulations 1996 (as amended) and enable local authorities in Scotland to enforce the requirements of FIC. The majority of the requirements of the new legislation came into force on 13 December 2014... More

Closed 2 January 2017

The Draft Caseins and Caseinates (Scotland) Regulations 2016

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) would welcome your comments on the draft Caseins and Caseinates (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (see Annex B below) and the partial Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA – see Annex C below) The purpose of the draft Scottish Statutory Instrument is to: Transpose and Provide penalties for non-compliance with the requirements of Directive (EU) 2015/2203 (hereafter referred to as the CC Directive) which repeals and replaces Council... More

Closed 23 October 2016

A Foodborne Illness Strategy for Scotland

Foodborne illness remains an important public health problem for Scotland, resulting in disruption to the workforce and burdens on health services which have consequences for the Scottish economy. Prior to the establishment of Food Standards Scotland (FSS), we worked as part of the Food Standards Agency to develop, implement and evaluate interventions for improving the safety of the food chain and help consumers to understand the steps that they need to take to protect themselves and their... More

Closed 23 August 2016

Verification of Food Safety Management Systems, Principles and Protocol.

The Scottish Food Enforcement Liaison Committee (SFELC) Approved Establishments Working Group was tasked with developing methodologies which would enhance the approval process as well as the delivery of official controls in establishments liable for approval under Regulation (EC) 853/2004. Previous deliberations had resulted in a proposal to transfer the responsibility for approval of establishments to Food Standards Scotland (FSS). However, following consultation with the Society of Chief... More

Closed 8 August 2016