Scotland Press Releases
A list of press releases related to Scotland
Most recent press releases
Food experts come to Dundee
Friday 19 March 2010
Members of the public will be able to raise any food-related issues that affect them at the Scottish Food Advisory Committee (SFAC) meeting on Wednesday 24 March.
Celebrity TV Chef Phil Vickery to work his magic in Glasgow
Friday 12 February 2010
TV Chef Phil Vickery (Ready Steady Cook, This Morning) will work his culinary magic at the Food Standards Agency in Scotland’s award winning cookery demonstration, 'Recipe for Success', at the Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, on the evening of Tuesday 9 March 2010.
Country of origin information on food labels
Wednesday 27 January 2010
The Food Standards Agency in Scotland (FSAS) has issued a consultation today seeking views on draft guidance for consumers in Scotland on country of origin information on food labels.
Consumers set for another milk revolution?
Monday 18 January 2010
A new survey published today by the Agency, to coincide with the launch of phase 2 of the saturated fat campaign, found that people who regularly use semi-skimmed milk would be happy to switch to drinking an even lower fat milk.
Agency and Scottish Government in discussions with meat industry
Thursday 14 January 2010
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment, Richard Lochhead, met FSA Chair, Lord Jeff Rooker and Charles Milne, Director of FSA in Scotland along with key industry representatives, the Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers and the British Meat Producers Association, to discuss modernisation of meat official controls and charging proposals for official controls.
Don't let a turkey spoil your Christmas
Tuesday 15 December 2009
The Food Standards Agency is hoping to reduce the number of food safety clangers that are served up this Christmas, with its Christmas food safety advertising campaign.
Calories on menus one step closer
Thursday 3 December 2009
Menus with calorie information are one step closer to becoming a reality today, following successful and productive work this summer with twenty-one catering companies.
Celebrity TV Chef Phil Vickery to Work His Magic in Aberdeen
Thursday 19 November 2009
TV Chef Phil Vickery (from BBC's Ready Steady Cook and ITV's This Morning) will work his culinary magic at the Food Standards Agency in Scotland’s award winning cookery demonstration, 'Recipe for Success' at The Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on the evening of Tuesday 1 December 2009.