Autumn 2023 Journal
- 28 November 2023
The Autumn Journal, Environmental Health Scotland is now available in the members section of the website.
REHIS News – November 2023
- 24 November 2023
Annual General Meeting The Institute’s Annual General Meeting was held on Friday 17 November at the Edinburgh Training and Conference Centre with many members attending, some in person and others via MS Teams. Evonne Bauer gave her Presidential Report reflecting on the previous year in her role as President. Prior to the AGM was the […]
Heat pumps too loud for home, study says
- 24 November 2023
UK Ministers have been told, that heat pumps are too loud to be installed in millions of homes under the UK Government’s noise guidelines. The UK Government aims to install 600,000 heat pumps a year by 2028 to hit net zero targets, but a report seen by The Daily Telegraph, sound specialists warn uptake could be […]
Food Standards Scotland launch Vitamin D campaign
- 22 November 2023
Did you know that in the winter months (October – March), we are unable to get enough Vitamin D from sunlight? It is also really difficult to get enough vitamin D from food. Food Standards Scotland recommends taking a 10 microgram vitamin D supplement daily throughout the winter months. Why is this important? Vitamin D […]
One month to go to Clean Air Night
- 22 November 2023
It’s just one month until Global Action Plan officially kick off the first year of the Clean Air Night campaign. The campaign will spotlight three important truths about wood burning – that it harms your wallet, health and the planet. The campaign will run for four weeks in the lead up to Clean Air Night […]
Scottish vaping campaign launched
- 22 November 2023
A new marketing campaign informing parents, carers and school pupils of the dangers of vaping has been launched by the Scottish Government. The ‘Take Hold’ marketing campaign will increase awareness of the harms and risks of nicotine addiction associated with vaping, with schools across Scotland provided with digital guidance packs and resources for posters along […]
Scottish Government publish new Tobacco and Vaping Framework
- 22 November 2023
The Scottish Government have published a new Tobacco and Vaping Framework, which sets out actions to be taken to create a tobacco-free generation by 2034. The Framework for reaching the 2034 goal includes action to raise the age limit for sales of tobacco and plans to improve services to help people quit. In addition, the […]
Open Call for experts for the Advisory Committee on Public Health Emergencies (PHE)
- 22 November 2023
The European Commission have made a call for experts for the Advisory Committee on Public Health Emergencies (PHE). The mission of the group at the request of the Commission or the Health Security Committee, carry out the tasks set out in Articles 23 and 24 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2371. Although the Commission has considerable in-house […]
Tackling antisocial behaviour
- 21 November 2023
Preventing and addressing antisocial behaviour will be the focus of a new independently chaired working group being set up by the Scottish Government. Members will look at the current approach and make recommendations on what long-term changes can be made to reduce such behaviour and support victims. It is expected that the group will provide […]
City of Edinburgh Council to investigate dog DNA database to tackle fouling
- 21 November 2023
An Edinburgh councillor is calling for a Dog DNA register to be set up to tackle dog fouling across the capital. The Conservative councillor tabled a motion on the problem at the Transport and Environment Committee on Thursday 16th November and calls for a report to be provided to the Committee presenting options to help […]
The Cows are Mad podcast about BSE epidemic
- 19 November 2023
The Cows Are Mad podcast available on BBC Sounds dives into the history of the 1990s BSE epidemic. 30 years on, scientists and activists are still searching for answers to two big questions: where did Mad Cow Disease originally come from and how did humans get infected? The podcast centres on a deserted factory in […]
New Food Standards Scotland and Food Standards Agency report highlights food safety and standards resourcing challenges
- 19 November 2023
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) have published their annual ‘Our Food’ report, which reviews food standards across the UK for 2022. This is the second report since the UK left the EU and is an independent and evidence-based annual assessment of food standards across all four nations. Overall, food standards […]
