Society of Chief Officers of Environmental Health in Scotland
ABOUT
OUR PURPOSE
The Society provides a forum for senior officials responsible for Environmental Health from all Scottish Local Authorities to meet on a regular basis to:
* provide professional advice and guidance on environmental health matters in Scotland
* share work experiences and good management practices
OUR PEOPLE
Chair: Alan Morrison, Argyll & Bute Council
Vice Chair: William Hamilton, Glasgow City Council
Hon. Secretary: Brian Lawrie, South Ayrshire Council
Treasurer: Lorrainne MacGillivray, Stirling Council
Executive Committee Members:
Evonne Bauer, East Dunbartonshire Council
Lindsay Matthew, Dundee City Council
Derek Oliver, East Lothian Council
Roy Stewart, Fife Council
Alan Yates, Highland Council
Business Development Manager: Fraser Thomson
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NEWS
Society Statement on Errington Cheese Incident
The Society of Chief Officers of Environmental Health in Scotland (SoCOEHS), shares the same aim as Food Standards Scotland and its member local authorities in protecting public health and food safety.
The core function of environmental health is to protect the wider areas of public health through a range of preventative and enforcement actions. The Chair of the Society, Alan Morrison, commented that he is aware of the differing positions of Food Standards Scotland and South Lanarkshire Council in respect of enforcement action linked to the national E.coli O157 outbreak and is unable to make comment on this matter. He emphasised that there has been a significant level of work undertaken by local authorities to protect food safety across food premises, in particular the complex approved premises sector, which includes cheese manufacture. The Society has been working with the FSS and the Scottish Food Enforcement Liaison Committee to improve the quality of official controls delivery, and to ensure that there are consistent procedures across Scotland implemented by competent environmental health professionals.