Since 2002, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has been the Meat and Livestock Commission in Scotland. As QMS is both the caretaker for the Scottish red meat assurance schemes which were set up by the red meat industry back in the late 1980’s, as well as the owner of the Scotch Beef, Scotch Lamb and Specially Selected Pork brands, it is very well placed within the UK to be able to develop standards that address both consumer and other industry agency concerns.