Food Standards Scotland
Scotland’s Independent food body; joined the Yasensvit recall after Salmonella was detected.
On 10 October 2026, Food Standards Scotland joined a recall of Yasensvit eggs after Salmonella was detected in products carrying Shell code 3UA1012066.
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Food Standards Scotland is Scotland's Independent public food body. Its remit covers food safety, food standards, nutrition, labelling, animal-feed controls and meat inspection. It gives advice to consumers, works with food businesses and supports enforcement by local authorities. The body is separate from the UK Food Standards Agency, although the two regulators coordinate when a product or supply chain crosses their jurisdictions.
That coordination includes product withdrawals and recalls. Food Standards Scotland can tell businesses to stop using or selling affected products, remove stock from the supply chain and notify consumers who may already have bought it. It also communicates the practical steps needed to dispose of unsafe food. Its role is regulatory and preventive; outbreak investigation and patient surveillance may involve other public-health bodies.
Scottish regulator joins egg recall
Food Standards Scotland joined the UK Food Standards Agency on 10 October 2026 in warning consumers and businesses about Yasensvit eggs. The affected products carried Shell code 3UA1012066, and regulators told businesses not to use, sell or distribute them after Salmonella was detected.
Sequencing linked the recalled eggs to a distinct strain associated with 36 cases in England during 2026. That recall was separate from a larger investigation into more than 650 illnesses and two deaths linked to imported eggs. Food Standards Scotland's role was to extend the warning and withdrawal instructions to Scottish consumers and businesses; the bundle does not quantify how many affected eggs reached Scotland.
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Written with AI from Lowdown's published reporting. Not individually reviewed by an editor. Updated 22 October 2026. Editorial standards.