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October 8/2019
The seed sector already looks into the next century - proceedings from the centennial seminar
The state’s seed inspection operations celebrated their centennial anniversary in Turku on the 10th of September with the International Seed Seminar. A number of forward-looking presentations were…
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September 25/2019
The Finnish Food Authority withdraws its recommendation concerning the import of dogs from Norway
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has reported severe bloody diarrhoea in several dogs in Norway. No similar clustering of dog disease cases in a particular locality or area has been detected in…
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September 18/2019
Food safety risks on the agenda of the EFSA meeting in Helsinki
During the meeting, the Finnish Food Authority will present its risk assessment activities to the Advisory Forum of the European Food Safety Authority EFSA. Comprehensive discussions will be held on…
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September 17/2019
A warm refrigerator allows the listeria to grow
Listeriosis caused by the Listeria bacterium ( Listeria monocytogenes ) is more common in Finland than in the rest of the world. Overall, the incidences of listeriosis have been on the rise in…
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September 16/2019
Finland to host EFSA Advisory Forum meeting
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will hold its Advisory Forum meeting in Helsinki on 18 - 19 September 2019. At the meeting, representatives from the Member States, delegates from Norway and…
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September 12/2019
The Finnish Food Authority advises caution when importing dogs from Norway
Norwegian food authorities warn dog owners of an unidentified disease that has killed more than 20 dogs in Norway. Symptoms of the disease include violent and sudden bloody diarrhoea and vomiting and…
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September 12/2019
No canine blood diarrhoea outbreak in Finland for the time being
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has reported severe bloody diarrhoea in several dogs in Norway. The cause of the outbreak in dogs is not yet known. So far, no similar clustering in a particular…
No canine blood diarrhoea outbreak in Finland for the time being -
September 9/2019
Annual aerial spreading of rabies vaccine baits starting on south-eastern border
The Finnish Food Authority will begin aerial distribution of rabies bait vaccines along the south-eastern border on 13 September. These will continue for about one month. The goal of these air drops…
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August 27/2019
Research seminar, 10 September 2019: The Finnish Food Authority’s studies on parasites
Research Professor Antti Oksanen, Division of Wild and Aquatic Pathology at the Finnish Food Authority, discusses his ongoing and past research projects. Research Professor Oksanen specialises in…
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August 13/2019
Customs enhances the combat against African swine fever – Customs trains a food detector dog for Helsinki Airport
Customs enhances the combat against African swine fever by training a new customs dog to detect foodstuffs of animal origin at Helsinki Airport. The new food detector dog will be placed at Helsinki…
Customs enhances the combat against African swine fever – Customs trains a food detector dog for Helsinki Airport