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Annual Reports

FSA:  The Veterinary Residues Committee (VRC) 2009 Annual Report on the surveillance of veterinary residues in food in the is now available online.  The report details the checks that have been carried out on a range of residues of veterinary medicines in food.

Press release ~ Veterinary Residues Committee (VRC)

ScotGov:  's Chief Statistician has published the results of the Scottish Health Survey 2009, the fifth report in the series which began in 1995.  Following a major review & redesign, the survey became continuous in 2008 and now reports annually.

Press release ~ Scottish Health Survey 2009 

FSA:  The Food Standards Agency has published the results of a study looking at the levels of certain chemicals that are produced as a result of food processing and home cooking, in a range of food products.

The results are from the third year of a rolling programme measuring the amounts of acrylamide, 3-MCPD (3-monochloropropanediol), furan and ethyl carbamate.  These types of substances are known as 'process contaminants' and are found in a range of different food products.

Press release ~ Survey of process contaminants in retail foods – Year 3: 2009