Food Standards Scotland

Food Standards Scotland
Scottish Gaelic: Inbhe-Bidhe Alba
Agency overview
TypeNon-ministerial government department
JurisdictionScotland
HeadquartersPilgrim House, Old Ford Road, Aberdeen, AB11 5RL
Employees160[1]
Annual budget£20 million[1]
Minister responsible
Agency executives
  • Heather Kelman, Chair of the Board
  • Geoff Ogle, Chief executive
Websitewww.foodstandards.gov.scot

Food Standards Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhe-Bidhe Alba) is a non-ministerial government department of the Scottish Government. It is responsible for food safety, food standards, nutrition, food labelling and meat inspection in Scotland. Established by the Food (Scotland) Act 2015, Food Standards Scotland has taken over the responsibilities of the UK-wide organisation, the Food Standards Agency, in Scotland.[2]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference FSS execs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Food Standards Scotland" (Press release). Scottish Government. 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.