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May 11/2020
Food Authority’s Virology Unit laboratories begin to analyse coronavirus samples
Adequate testing of samples is important in managing the coronavirus pandemic. The Finnish Food Authority and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) have jointly initiated coronavirus…
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April 27/2020
Eating habits affect the intake of heavy metals
The national risk assessment by the Finnish Food Authority specifies the estimated amounts of exposure of consumers that were previously published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) at the…
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April 1/2020
New food recommendation for elderly: Functional capacity must be promoted and malnutrition prevented in a timely manner
The new ‘Vireyttä seniorivuosiin’ food recommendation is intended to promote an active and healthy lifestyle and includes guidelines on how to improve older adults’ functional capacity through healthy…
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March 17/2020
Cancelled Research seminar 17.3.2020 Zoonotic antimicrobial resistance
Unfortunately, due to the Finnish Government’s recommendations in relation to the spreading of the coronavirus, the Finnish Food Authority has to cancel the research seminar on zoonotic antimicrobial…
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March 13/2020
Research seminar, 17 March 2020: Zoonotic Antimicrobial Resistance
The research seminar will be held only via Skype using the link 52289477@193.166.18.22 , on Tuesday 17 March 2020 from 3 to 4 pm. Welcome via skype! Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest…
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January 29/2020
Brexit transition period until the end of the year 2020
With the UK's withdrawal from the EU on 31 January 2020, a transition period will begin until the end of 2020. During the transition period, the current rules will continue to be in place as if the UK…
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December 19/2019
Antibiotic resistance may be prevented by processing manure
Scientists believe that processing manure will also provide opportunities for preventing antibiotic resistance. This is evident from a joint project between the Finnish Food Authority, the Natural…
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December 14/2019
MAF: New plant health legislation to enter into force on 14 December 2019
The legislation on plant health will be renewed when the EU Plant Health Regulation (2016/2031) becomes applicable in all EU Member States as of 14 December 2019. Compared to the current legislation,…
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December 3/2019
Research seminar 10 December 2019: Human noroviruses: detection in food and new transmission routes
Maija Summa, Senior Researcher and Specialist in Veterinary Medicine, Environmental Health and Food Control, DVM, from Virology Research Unit at the Finnish Food Authority, discusses the results of…
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December 2/2019
MAF: International Year of Plant Health to kick off in Rome
The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) will officially launch the International Year of Plant Health on 2 December 2019. The thematic year is being celebrated at the initiative of…
MAF: International Year of Plant Health to kick off in Rome