GLASGOW CITY CENTRE COMMERCIAL WASTE PILOT TO BE ROLLED OUT ACROSS CITY
- 17 October 2017
Glasgow City Council‘s pilot project to tackle issues around commercial waste in the city centre is to be rolled out in phases across the Glasgow over the next 17 months. The pilot project began on April 3 in eight city centre locations with the primary aim of substantially reducing the adverse impact of the then […]
TICK AND LYME DISEASE SYMPOSIUM
- 13 October 2017
Tick and Lyme disease symposium Christine M Morrison, Chartered EHO, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar NHS Western Isles and the Scottish Health Protection Network held a symposium on Tick and Lyme disease at Sgoil Lionacleit, Isle of Benbecula on 11 August 2017. Over sixty delegates from a number of different organisations attended, in person and across […]
FIRST REHIS TRAINING COURSE FOR COWAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL DEEMED SUCCESSFUL
- 10 October 2017
REHIS is delighted to announce that one of its newest centres, Cowal Community Hospital has successfully delivered its first REHIS training course. Candidates working throughout the Isle of Bute locality undertook the REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene Course on 30 August in Rothesay on the beautiful Isle of Bute. The course was delivered by Pauline Murty, […]
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 […]
