There is established a body corporate called Food Standards Scotland or, in Gaelic, Inbhe-Bidhe Alba. Commencement Information I1 S. 1 in force at 1.4.2015 by S.S.I. 2015/99 , art. 2
Section 2
2. Objectives S
(1) The objectives of Food Standards Scotland are—
(a) to protect the public from risks to health which may arise in connection with the consumption of food,
(b) to improve the extent to which members of the public have diets which are conducive to good health,
(c) to protect the other interests of consumers in relation to food.
(2) The risks referred to in subsection (1)(a) include risks caused by the way in which food is produced or supplied.
(3) Food Standards Scotland must so far as reasonably practicable perform its functions in a way—
(a) which is compatible with its objectives, and
(b) which it considers most appropriate for the purpose of meeting those objectives. Commencement Information I2 S. 2 in force at 1.4.2015 by S.S.I. 2015/99 , art. 2
