Regulator profile
Food Standards Scotland
Enforcement Regulator3 areas of regulation · 76 laws enforced · Scotland
What Food Standards Scotland does
Food safety and standards in Scotland. Independent public body with similar remit to FSA but for Scotland specifically. Administers Food Hygiene Information Scheme in Scotland.
Contact Food Standards Scotland
Types of regulation
Food Safety
Hygiene
Labelling
Legal framework
Legislation that Food Standards Scotland directly enforces.
Primary legislation
- Agriculture Act 1970 (Part IV - Seeds) Act 1970
- Food Safety Act 1990 Act 1990
- Food Standards Act 1999 Act 1999
Secondary legislation
- Quick-frozen Foodstuffs Regulations 1990 UK Statutory Instrument 1990
- Food (Lot Marking) Regulations 1996 UK Statutory Instrument 1996
- Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 UK Statutory Instrument 1998
- The Coffee Extracts and Chicory Extracts (Scotland) Regulations 2001 Scottish Statutory Instrument 2001
- The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Scotland) Declaratory Order 2001 Scottish Statutory Instrument 2001
- The Contaminants in Food (Scotland) Regulations 2002 Scottish Statutory Instrument 2002
- The Kava-kava in Food (Scotland) Regulations 2002 Scottish Statutory Instrument 2002
- Cocoa and Chocolate Products (Scotland) Regulations 2003 Scottish Statutory Instrument 2003
- Food Supplements (Scotland) Regulations 2003 Scottish Statutory Instrument 2003
- The Cocoa and Chocolate Products (Scotland) Regulations 2003 UK Statutory Instrument 2003
- ... and 63 more statutory instruments
Related legislation
Legislation connected to Food Standards Scotland's remit but not directly enforced — establishing Acts, amendments, referenced legislation, and context.
Establishing / enabling
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Food (Scotland) Act 2015
UK Act of Parliament 2015
Referenced in enforcement
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Food Information Regulations 2014
UK Statutory Instrument 2014
Sectors regulated
Retail
Hotels and hospitality
Coverage area
Scotland