The Scottish cities with a vision for going green
- 23 January 2020
This year, Glasgow will hold the UN Climate change summit drawing global attention to Scotland. But what are Scottish cities doing to tackle climate change and become green? Glasgow Glasgow was the first Scottish city to introduce a low-emission zone. More improvements have been made in the past year, such as two new camera-controlled bus […]
Steps to Improve the Operational Effectiveness of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 – Consultation Response Submitted
- 22 January 2020
Response has been provided to the Scottish Government consultation on Steps to Improve the Operational Effectiveness of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010. Details of the consultation can be found here. The response from REHIS indicated support for the proposals, to provide for an offence of obstruction and provisions to allow for service of […]
Good practice guidance on public health action in response to detecting elevated levels of lead in drinking water – Consultation Response Submitted
- 22 January 2020
Response has been provided to a consultation on Good practice guidance on public health action in response to detecting elevated levels of lead in drinking water. Consultation was received directly from the Scottish Health Protection Network – Environmental Public Health Group. This guidance provides best practice advice for NHS board Health Protection Teams responding to […]
Five local authorities join together to improve recycling
- 22 January 2020
Five Scottish local authorities have joined together to deliver improved recycling and residual waste treatment. East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire have signed a £700m deal with waste management company Viridor. The contract, which is central to the 25-year Clyde Valley Residual Waste Project, will see Viridor process up to 190,000 […]
UK restaurant chain fined for misleading customers
- 20 January 2020
The ASK Italian restaurant chain has been fined for misleading customers about the contents of a dish. The brand, owned by Azzurri Restaurants, was fined £40,000 by Swansea Magistrates after pleading guilty to selling a food with a misleading label between December 2016 and March 2019, contrary to the Food Safety Act 1990. Swansea Council […]
Asda and Lidl to remove cartoons on own-brand cereal range
- 20 January 2020
Asda and Lidl have said it will remove cartoon characters from their own-brand cereals to tackle parents being pestered into buying unhealthy choices and help combat childhood obesity Lidl was the first to announce the move which said it was in response to nearly three-quarters of parents saying they experience pester power from their children […]
Prohibiting Smoking Outside Hospital Buildings – Consultation Response Submitted
- 13 January 2020
Response has been provided to the Scottish Government consultation on Prohibiting Smoking Outside Hospital Buildings. Details of the consultation can be found here. The response from REHIS indicated support for the proposal to establish a legally enforceable no smoking 15 metre perimeter around hospital buildings and under any canopies or overhangs. Resource to provide enforcement was […]
How to avoid the norovirus this Christmas
- 20 December 2019
Norovirus is a common cause of infectious gastroenteritis that results in diarrhoea and vomiting. As it’s most common during the winter months, norovirus is sometimes known as the winter vomiting bug, but infections can occur at any time of year. Norovirus is very easily spread from one person to another. Outbreaks of norovirus where more […]
New EU Official Controls implemented
- 20 December 2019
New EU Official Control regulations came into force across the UK on 14 December 2019. The regulations aim to strengthen public health protection and the integrity of the food and feed chain in the UK. The EU Official Controls Regulation (OCR) – Regulation (EU) 2017/625, is part of the EU Commission’s Smarter Rules for Safer Food initiative, which aims to modernise, […]
Exercise advice on food labels could ‘change eating habits’
- 20 December 2019
Labelling food and drinks with how much walking or running is needed to burn them off could help tackle the obesity crisis, researchers say. While pre-packaged food must display certain nutritional information, such as calorie content, there is limited evidence that the approach changes what people buy or eat. Researchers involved in a new study have […]
Salmonella the most common cause of foodborne outbreaks in the European Union
- 15 December 2019
Nearly one in three foodborne outbreaks in the EU in 2018 were caused by Salmonella. This is one of the main findings of the annual report on trends and sources of zoonoses published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). In 2018, EU Member States reported 5,146 foodborne […]
Merry Christmas from REHIS
- 12 December 2019
