SOFT DRINKS INDUSTRY TO STOP SALES OF SUGARY DRINKS IN SCHOOLS ACROSS THE EU
- 9 October 2017
The European soft drinks industry, represented by UNESDA, has announced that it will voluntarily cease sales of drinks containing added sugars in secondary schools across the EU. The new voluntary move expands on the existing decade young policy of banning soft drinks from primary schools and will impact around 50,000 secondary schools and more than […]
FOOD HYGIENE RATINGS TO BE MADE MANDATORY IN ENGLAND, LGA SAYS
- 9 October 2017
All food premises in England should be forced to display ‘Scores on the Doors’ ratings, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said. The body that represents councils in England says the move should be made as part when EU laws governing food safety are converted into UK law after Brexit. Businesses in Wales and Northern […]
UK CHICKEN SUPPLIER CAUGHT TAMPERING WITH FOOD-SAFETY RECORDS
- 9 October 2017
An investigation run by the Guardian and ITV News found a supplier of chicken to Britain’s supermarkets had been altering food-safety records. The investigation involved placing undercover reporters in a 2 Sisters Food Group factory in West Bromwich for 12 days. Their allegations were published on September 28 and captured evidence of: • Workers altering […]
ACTING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WORK IN SCOTLAND
- 7 October 2017
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) hosted its conference in Glasgow on the 13th September with the aim of strengthening the partnership approach across Scotland’s health and safety system. The conference was supported by the Scottish Government, Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Healthy Working Lives (HWL), Scottish Hazards, Scottish Chamber of Safety […]
E-CIGS DEFINITELY LESS HARMFUL THAN SMOKING
- 25 September 2017
Key stakeholders in tobacco and health in Scotland have agreed for the first time that using e-cigarettes is definitely less harmful than smoking tobacco. Based on the current evidence, the consensus is also clear that using e-cigarettes while still smoking (dual use) does not provide health benefits. NHS Health Scotland led the consensus with over […]
WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DAY, 26 SEPTEMBER 2017
- 25 September 2017
The theme of this year’s World Environmental Health Day is ‘Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality. REHIS will participate in the International Federation of Environmental Health’s World Environmental Health Day 2017 activities by arranging and co-funding, with the City of Edinburgh Council, the installation of an Electrical Vehicle Charging Point (ECP) outside a public library which […]
REHIS PUBLICATION REVIEW SURVEY
- 5 September 2017
REHIS’s Environmental Health Promotion Committee is inviting members to participate in their publication review survey and submit their views regarding the Institute’s publications. The Institute produces a number of publications. The highest profile of these publications is the quarterly journal Environmental Health Scotland and over the past few years have also published a monthly electronic […]
LEAD IN DRINKING WATER
- 5 September 2017
The Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland (DWQR) has established a project to review policy to drive achievement of a reduction of exposure to lead in drinking water. The project seeks to identify enablers and strengthen or introduce mechanisms with a range of stakeholders and influencers for the removal of lead service pipes and plumbing. […]
FOOD STANDARDS SCOTLAND REGULATORY STRATEGY PUBLISHED
- 5 September 2017
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have published their Regulatory Strategy setting out the organisation’s central role in supporting and regulating the food sector in Scotland. This is following a consultation where the FSS asked respondents for their views on the draft regulatory strategy. Respondents were broadly supportive of the proposed regulatory approach, and provided detailed views […]
BREXIT THREATENS ENVIRONMENTAL AMBITION
- 4 September 2017
The Scottish and Welsh environment ministers have pledged to work together to resist the UK Government’s attempt to take control of devolved powers. Environment Roseanna Cunningham met with her Welsh counterpart Lesley Griffiths in Cardiff to discuss their concerns that the EU Withdrawal Bill will damage efforts to protect and enhance the environment. Ms Cunningham […]
EDINBURGH NAPIER RESEARCHERS REPORT ON LINK BETWEEN AIR POLLUTION AND ILLNESS
- 4 September 2017
Scientists at Edinburgh Napier have revealed that air pollution can make people more vulnerable to infection. A team led by immunology expert Dr Peter Barlow has demonstrated for the first time that nano-sized particles found in traffic fumes can damage the immune system’s ability to kill viruses and bacteria. While the potential link between air […]
POWERS GIVEN TO GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL TO TACKLE HOUSING IN GOVANHILL
- 1 September 2017
Additional powers have been given to Glasgow City Council to tackle housing conditions in the private rented sector in Govanhill. An application has been approved to designate a further 14 tenement blocks in Govanhill as an Enhanced Enforcement Area (EEA). It follows a previous EEA granted in the area in 2015 covering four tenement blocks. […]
