Food

A bill that enshrines in law the Scottish government’s commitment to making Scotland a 'Good Food Nation', has been passed. The approach aims to create links between policy at the national and local levels, with government, local authorities and health boards all creating good food nation plan

Menus could show how many calories there are in meals under new Scottish government plans to encourage healthy eating. Calorie labelling on restaurant and takeaway menus could become mandatory under the proposals meant to help tackle obesity.

Wild goose will remain on the menu in Scotland as a pilot legalising the sale of the meat has been extended to the end of January next year. The sale of wild geese was stopped after World War Two when the netting of the birds threatened their extinction.

The right to food should be enshrined in law in Scotland to protect people from rising food insecurity and the impacts of Brexit, according to a new report by the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC). The report, submitted to the Scottish government, also calls on public authorities to