Catherine Brown appointed as FSA Chief Executive
- 20 July 2012
Jeff Rooker, Chair of the Food Standards Agency, has announced the appointment of Catherine Brown as the FSA’s new Chief Executive. Catherine Brown is currently the Chief Executive of the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, an Executive Agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Catherine Brown will take up the post […]
New Training Resource List and Order Form
- 11 July 2012
These items are available from the Training Section.They include resources that enhance the delivery of REHIS Food Hygiene,Food and Health,HACCP and Health and Safety Courses
REHIS RESPONDS TO THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT’S DECISION TO CREATE A NEW FOOD STANDARDS BODY FOR SCOTLAND
- 5 July 2012
PRESS RELEASE The Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS) welcomes the Scottish Government’s decision to create a new Scottish body for food safety, food standards, nutrition, food labelling and meat inspection and takes this opportunity to highlight the positive contribution that Environmental Health Professionals (Environmental Health Officers and Food Safety Officers) working in Scotland’s […]
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- 3 July 2012
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Black market food alert over cattle rustling
- 25 June 2012
Consumers are alerted about the dangers of buying black-market meat, as soaring food prices have led to a sharp increase in livestock theft – with sheep rustling rising threefold in Scotland. See the whole article including a quote from Tom Bell,REHIS Chief Executive at the link below. http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/black-market-food-alert-over-cattle-rustling-1-2373033
SEPA thanks local authorities for assistance!
- 22 June 2012
The first State of Contaminated Land Report for Scotland is presently being prepared by SEPA’s Martin Valenti. Martin informs REHIS that SEPA have received a 100% response and offers his sincere thanks to all Scottish local authorities for submitting their questionnaires on time.
Legionnaires’ Update 21 June 2012
- 22 June 2012
The latest reports from the Scottish Government Resilience Room (SGoRR) on the Edinburgh Legionnaires’ outbreak show that, as at 21 June, there are now 47 confirmed cases and 46 suspected cases. Two of the confirmed cases have died, 47 have been discharged from hospital and 2 are being treated in intensive care. An emergency information leaflet was delivered to all homes […]
Food Safety Week 11 – 17 June
- 4 June 2012
Food Safety Week will take place from 11 to 17 June and the theme is ‘food safety on a budget’. This annual event, held to promote the importance of good food hygiene in the home, will focus on how people can ensure that they keep their food safe when trying to save money. Resources can […]
ANNUAL PUBLIC HEALTH CONFERENCE-Announcement of Conference and Call for Abstracts
- 10 May 2012
Heads up for Public Health Inspiration, Integration & Innovation ANNUAL PUBLIC HEALTH CONFERENCE Thursday 8 & Friday 9 November 2012 Crieff Hydro Hotel See attached document for details
REHIS e-Newsletter ‘News for Public Health Professionals’
- 4 May 2012
The May 2012 edition of the REHIS e-Newsletter ‘News for Public Health Professionals’ has been uploaded to this website and is accessible from a dedicated public access portal to the right of this news item. If you wish to feature any Environmental Health or Public Health initiative, event or activity in the REHIS Newsletter, please contact Jim […]
Poll shows Scots support for plain packaging , even amongst smokers
- 26 April 2012
New poll shows strong support for introduction of plain packs as Government consultation begins A new opinion poll carried out by YouGov showed strong support in Scotland for the introduction of plain packaging for tobacco products. When shown an image of a plain pack, twice as many smokers supported a move to sell tobacco products […]
Report on Occupational health provision on the Olympic Park and Village
- 25 April 2012
HSE have published Occupational Health Provision on the Olympic Park and Athletes’ Village, the second in a series of research reports relating to health and safety on the London 2012 construction project. The occupational health provision on the Olympic Park and Village has been recognised by the construction industry and beyond as an example of […]
