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May 23/2022
The amount of salt in food needs to be further reduced
There is a surprising amount of pre-packed foods with a high salt content on the Finnish market. The Food Authority's national control project for salt and nutrition shows the need to reduce the…
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May 6/2022
False morels should be handled correctly
False morels are poisonous when raw. Proper cooking is required to avoid poisoning. Read more about False morel fungi pdf
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April 1/2022
The Finnish Food Authority grants relaxations to food labelling during the Ukrainian war
The exceptional situation caused by the war in Ukraine hampers the supply of certain raw materials from Ukraine and Russia. Due to availability problems, food business operators may have to make…
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March 15/2022
The health risks of Ukrainian pets should be recognised
People fleeing the war in Ukraine bring along pets whose import requirements, due to the circumstances, do not meet all the advance requirements. Pets arriving from Ukraine should be presented to Finnish Customs for inspection upon arrival in Finland. The Finnish Food Authority would like to remind…
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March 8/2022
New European Network for the Assessment of Risk from Chemicals
The EU is launching the Partnership for the Assessment of Risk from Chemicals (PARC) programme that will form a competence network of chemical risk assessment. The Finnish parties involved are the…
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February 18/2022
Companies to pay a service charge for food municipality control in 2022
Starting from the first quarter of 2022, municipalities will collect from companies a service charge of EUR 150 for food control. Such operators as village shops will be exempt, however. Read more…
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February 1/2022
Twenty years of safe food thanks to the Hygiene Passport
The Hygiene Passport of Finland's food sector marks its 20th anniversary this year. Nearly 1, 358, 000 Hygiene Passports had been issued as of February 2022. Many Finns are now familiar with the…
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January 14/2022
Format of publishing the list of feed operators has changed
The format of publishing the list of feed business operators (others than primary producers) has been changed. From now on the current list will be published in the Open data- portal of the Finnish…
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November 16/2021
Companies to pay a service charge for food municipality control in 2022
Starting from the first quarter of 2022, municipalities will collect from companies a service charge of EUR 150 for food control. Such operators as village shops will be exempt, however. This charge…
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September 17/2021
Brexit cause of backlog on veterinary border control
Since the entry into force of Brexit, animals imported from Britain, as well as foodstuffs and other products derived from animals must be inspected at the border control post when they enter the EU.…
Brexit cause of backlog on veterinary border control