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Food Standards Scotland Updates Guidance on Those Most at Risk from Foodborne Illness
Created: 16/06/2026News/Events Category: General News
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Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has published an update to help clarify who is more likely to become ill and experience more severe symptoms from food poisoning.
The refined definition confirms greater risk for young children (under 5), people who are pregnant, and older adults (typically those aged 65 years and older), and it adds specific clinical conditions including diabetes, cancer, HIV, liver and kidney disease.
It also lists medications such as immunosuppressants, taken for a wide range of autoimmune conditions and after an organ transplant, as well as medications that reduce the acidity of the stomach (proton pump inhibitors/PPIs), e.g. omeprazole.
Crucially, FSS highlights that risk from food poisoning increases if someone falls into more than one of these groups - for example, an older adult with diabetes.
What you can do today
- Check the FSS website to see if you or someone you cook for is in any of the listed groups at higher risk of food poisoning
- Follow simple food safety steps, such as following use-by dates, checking your fridge temperature is between 0-5°C and cooking food thoroughly until steaming hot. Ask your healthcare professional if you have questions about medicines
- Visit the FSS website for the full definition, practical tips, and resources for carers and professionals
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