Recommendations for Scottish food industry outlined in new report

Putting Food Safety First, which was put together by an expert advisory group led by former chief vet Jim Scudamore, said that that clearer insights into facets of the food industry were needed in order to help guard against the possibility of food fraud.

Mr Scudamore said: "The ability to identify potentially fraudulent behaviour and prevent it occurring is an important objective. Methods for the detection of fraud are equally important and if an issue such as horse meat is detected, it is essential that contingency plans are in place to provide a rapid response to protect consumers."