Food Standards Scotland

What Food Standards Scotland does

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Types of regulation

Official guidance from Food Standards Scotland

Curated guidance documents to help you understand your obligations.

• Meat | Food Standards Scotland
  Detailed Guidance Scotland
• Microbial monitoring | Food Standards Scotland
  Detailed Guidance Scotland
• Starting a food business checklist | Food Standards Scotland
  Detailed Guidance Scotland
• Acrylamide - Commission Regulation (EU) 2017-2158 | Food Standards Scotland
  Detailed Guidance Scotland
• Business Support Service (BSS) for cell-cultivated products | Food Standards Scotland
  Detailed Guidance Scotland
• Cell-cultivated products | Food Standards Scotland
  Detailed Guidance Scotland
• Chlorate management | Food Standards Scotland
  Detailed Guidance Scotland
• ​Farmers Market Guidance | Food Standards Scotland
  Detailed Guidance Scotland

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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 Contaminants in Food (Scotland) Regulations 2002 Scottish Statutory Instrument 2002
• The Kava-kava in Food (Scotland) Regulations 2002 Scottish Statutory Instrument 2002
• Food Supplements (Scotland) Regulations 2003 Scottish Statutory Instrument 2003
• The Cocoa and Chocolate Products (Scotland) Regulations 2003 Scottish Statutory Instrument 2003
• The Fish Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 2003 Scottish Statutory Instrument 2003
• General Food Regulations 2004 UK Statutory Instrument 2004
• ... and 59 more statutory instruments

Related legislation

Legislation connected to Food Standards Scotland's remit but not directly enforced — establishing Acts, amendments, referenced legislation, and context.

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