24 February 2011:  Environmental health experts have warned of a dramatic increase in incidences of bed bugs and cockroaches.

Professor Hugh Pennington expresses his concerns in any future cutting back of local authority funding which may adversely affect food safety and environmental health

Today [Tuesday, 1 September], the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS), in partnership with ASH Scotland is launching a new award, the Crofton Award (1) to recognise the achievement of young people in reducing tobacco and smoking-related harm in Scotland.

The Institute is warning that an apparently minor change in funding for enforcement of the Smoke Free legislation represents a serious threat to its continued success.

A Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS) survey says the Scottish ban has been an overwhelming success. Since its introduction on 26th March 2006, Scots Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) have conducted more than 55,000 inspections of premises, resulting in just one prosecution for a breach of the regulations.

The Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS) says many providers of tattooing, skin piercing, acupuncture and electrolysis services across Scotland may be unaware they are committing a criminal offence by operating without a licence.

REHIS has written to the Scottish Health Minister, Andy Kerr, urging him to take action on the regulation of sunbed parlours.