Question reference: S6W-15305
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 23 February 2023
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Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 9 March 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much Food Standards Scotland has spent on investigations in Dumfries and Galloway in each of the last three years.
Answer
In the last three financial years, Food Standards Scotland has coordinated the response to eighteen food/feed safety incidents which have been investigated by Dumfries and Galloway Local Authority. Three of these incidents have related to the detection of Listeria Monocytogenes.
Year | Spend |
2020-21 | None |
2021-22 | None |
2022-23 | £3780 |
The spend in 2022-23 was for sampling across Scotland, however was linked to an incident where a business in D&G Local Authority area was implicated.
There will be additional significant spend made by Dumfries and Galloway Local Authority who have carried out investigations.