Instructions and legislation

Website

• Guidelines on withdrawal of products

Guides, instructions and forms

• Withdrawal (recall) form, 3692/1 (docx)
• Withdrawal (recall) form, 3692/1 (pdf)
• Instructions how to fill the form 17053/1 (pdf)
• Withdrawal form of food contact materials, (recall) 3692/1 (docx)
• Withdrawal form of food contact materials, (recall) 3692/1 (pdf)
• Instructions for withdrawal due to allergen error 6727/6 (pdf)
• Instructions for withdrawal of unauthorised novel foods from the market 4317/7 (pdf)
• Instructions on withdrawal of foods due to irradiation 17019/2 (pdf)
• Guidelines on withdrawal due to labelling error 6089/2 (pdf)
• Guidelines for withdrawal of fortified foods from market (The Finnish Food Authority guide 6539/2021, pdf)
• Guideline on withdrawal of unauthorised genetically modified food and feed (15.5.2020, pdf)
• Residues of Plant Protection Products: Decision-Making Tree, (The Finnish Food Authority guide), (pdf)

Website

• Milk and milk products

Finnish Food Authorities guides

• Oiva evaluation guidelines

Legislation

• Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products
• Regulation (EC) No 445/2007 on certail detailed rules for spreadable fats and protection of designations used in the marketing of milk and milk products

Please refer to the up-to-date version and changes of national acts or current consolidated version of the EU legislation in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry legislation register (in Finnish).

Website

• Fish and fishery products

Finnish Food Authorities guides

• Oiva evaluation guidelines

Website

• Insects as food

Finnish Food Authorities guides

• Insects as food 10588 (pdf)
• Oiva evaluation guidelines

Legislation

• Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 establishing the Union list of novel foods (specifications of insect products authorized as novel foods and their conditions of use) 

Please refer to the up-to-date version and changes of national acts or current consolidated version of the EU legislation in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry legislation register (in Finnish).

Website

• Vegetables
• Starting to process and sell food at your farm

Finnish Food Authorities guides

• Oiva evaluation guidelines

Guide for control of packaged waters

Website

• Food supplements

Guides, instructions and forms

• Oiva evaluation guidelines for alla food activities (used where applicable)
• Oiva evaluation guideline 12.1 Food supplements
  • For registered food premises
  • For approved food establishments
• Food Supplement Guide (pdf)
• Food supplement notification (form, word)
• Guideline for submittal of food supplement notification 
• Guideline for the use of Electronic Service (pdf)
• Warning for food supplements containing ginger and ginger tea and similar

Legislation

• Decree 78/2010 on Food Supplements (in Finnish)
• Directive 2002/46/EC on Food supplements

Please refer to the up-to-date version and changes of national acts or current consolidated version of the EU legislation in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry legislation register (in Finnish).

Website

• Foods for specific groups

Guides, instructions and forms

• Oiva evaluation guidelines for alla food activities (used where applicable)
• Oiva evaluation guideline 12.2 Foods for Specific Groups
  • For registered food premises
  • For approved food establishments
• Guidelines on how to make the notification for a food for specific groups

Infant formula and Follow-on formula

• Notification of Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (form, word)

Foods for special medical purposes

• Notification of Foods for Special Medical Purposes (form, word)

Total diet replacement for weight control

• Notification of Total diet replacement for weight control (form, word)

Legislation

• Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control

Infant formula and Follow-on formula

• Regulation (EU) 2016/127 on specific compositional and information requirements for infant formula and follow-on formula and on requirements on information relating to infant and young child feeding

Foods for special medical purposes

• Regulation (EU) 2016/128 on the specific compositional and information requirements for food for special medical purposes

Total diet replacement for weight control

• Regulation (EU) 2017/1798 on specific compositional and infromation requirements for total diet replacement for weight control
• Decision 904/1997 on products for weight reduction (in Finnish)
• Directive 96/8/EC on foods intended for use in energy-restricted diets for weight reduction

Foods for infants and young children

• Decision 789/1997 on foods for infants and young children (in Finnish)
• Decree 1215/2007 on pesticides in foods for infants and young children (in Finnish)

Please refer to the up-to-date version and changes of national acts or current consolidated version of the EU legislation in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry legislation register (in Finnish).

Finnish Food Authorities website

• Setting up a café or a restaurant 

Finnish Food Authorities guides

• Does your restaurant prepare food to be sold by retailers? (pdf) (Checklist with photos)

Restaurant hygiene

• Preparing and serving medium-cooked minced meat burgers - recommendations for food business operators (pdf)
• Preparing and serving medium-cooked minced meat burgers - example of a warning text (pdf)
• Serving hot food (pdf)
• Serving cold food (pdf)
• Chilling (pdf)

Finnish Food Authorities guides

• Outdoor sale guide 16022/5 (Guide is under uppdating)

Finnish Food Authorities guides

Do you deliver food? (pdf) (Checklist with photos)

Website

• Storage, packaging and freezing of food (in Finnish)

Guides, instructions and forms

• Oiva evaluation guidelines
• Sales of Intervention Skimmed Milk Powder - Notice to traders (2019)
• Tender for skimmed milk powder stored in intervention storage in Finland (form, docx)

Intervention stocks - customer registration forms

• 561000e Application for Registration (xlsx)
• 561000B Application for Registration - Notification of changes (xls)

Website

• Food waste

Guide, instructions and forms

• Foodstuffs donated to food aid 16035/2 (Guide is under uppdating)

• Disposable protective gloves in food processing (printable instruction, pdf)

Website

• Labelling

Guides, instructions and forms

• Oiva evaluation guidelines for all food activities (used where applicable)
• Oiva evaluation guideline 13.1 Mandatory food information (packaged and unpackaged foodstuffs)
  • For registered food premises
  • For approved food establishments
• Guidelines for controlling food labelling 17055/1 (pdf) 
• Food Information Guide (Finnish Food Authority Guide 17068/2) (pdf, in Finnish)
• Guidelines on withdrawal due to labelling error 6089/2, (pdf)

Legislation

• Food Information Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011

Please refer to the up-to-date version and changes of national acts or current consolidated version of the EU legislation in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry legislation register (in Finnish).

Website

• Nutrition and health claims

Guides, instructions and forms

• Oiva evaluation guidelines for all food activities (used where applicable)
• Oiva evaluation guideline 13.3 Marketing
  • For registered food premises
  • For approved food establishments
• Quick guide on how to use nutrition and health claims (pdf)
• Guidelines for Control of Nutrition and Health Claims, 17060/1, (pdf)
• Commission’s Guidance on the Implementation of the Regulation on Nutrition and Health Claims (pdf)
• General principles on flexibility of wording for health claims (pdf)

Legislation

• Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 on Nutrition and Health Claims
• Commission implementing decision 2013/63/EU adopting guidelines for the implementation of specific conditions for health claims laid down in Article 10

Please refer to the up-to-date version and changes of national acts or current consolidated version of the EU legislation in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry legislation register (in Finnish).

Website

• Genetically modified food

Guides, instructions and forms

• Oiva evaluation guidelines for alla food activities (used where applicable)
• Oiva evaluation guideline 11.3 Genetically Modified Ingredients
  
  • For registered food premises
  • For approved food establishments
• Control guideline for genetically modified food
  • Annex 1.
    • Finnish Food Authority Guideline 2324/04.02.00.01/2020/6: Sampling instructions for foods analysed for potential genetically modified ingredients (in Finnish, pdf)
  • Annex 2.
    • Sampling form (in Finnish, pdf)
• Guideline on withdrawal of unauthorised genetically modified food and feed (15.5.2020, pdf)
• Use of voluntary "gmo free" marketing claim on food and feed (15.5.2020, pdf)

Legislation

• Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on genetically modified food and feed (in force at 17 October 2023, see latest consolidated version).
• Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and the traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms and amending Directive 2001/18/EC 
  (in force at 17 October 2023, see latest consolidated version).

Website

• Addition of nutrients to food

Guides, instructions and forms

• Oiva evaluation guidelines for alla food activities (used where applicable)
• Oiva evaluation guideline 11.2 Nutritional Fortification
  • For registered food premises
  • For approved food establishments
• Notification on bringing to market fortified foods (form, word)
• Placing of foods fortified with vitamins and minerals on the market, change in composition and removal from the market - guidelines for submittal of notification to the Finnish Food Authority 
• Guidelines for control of fortified foods
• Guide on withdrawal of fortified foods (pdf)
• Guideline for the use of Electronic Service (pdf)

Legislation

• Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to food
• Decree 726/2007 on fortified foods (in Finnish)

Please refer to the up-to-date version and changes of national acts or current consolidated version of the EU legislation in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry legislation register (in Finnish).

Websites of Finnish Food Authority

• Packages and food contact materials

Guidelines and forms of Finnish Food Authority

• Oiva-instructions for all foodsector (to be used where appropriate)
• Oiva-instruction 14.1 Packages and other food contact materials
  • rekistered food operations  
  • approved food premises
• Guide on controls of food contact materials
• Guidelines for the evaluation of contact material operations
  for authorities and operators
• Announcementform for recall/withdraval of food contact materials (form, docx)
• Inspection form for manufacturer of food contact materials (form, docx)
• Inspection form for importer of food contact materials (form, docx)
• Inspection form for wholesalers of food contact materials (form, docx)

Legislation

• Framework regulation (EY) 1935/2004
• GMP-regulation (EY) 2023/2006
• National degree on migration of heavy metals (MTI) 268/1992
• Plastic regulation (EU) 10/2011
• Regulation of recycled plastic (EU) 2022/1616
• Regulation (EY) 450/2009 on activ and intelligense materials and articles
• Degree (MTI) 697/2005 on regenerated cellulosa 
• Ceramics degree (MTI) 165/2006
• Regulation (EU) 2018/213 on bisphenol A 
• Regulation (EY) 1895/2005 on epoxy derivates
• Degree 903/2004 no N-nitrosamines in rubber teats and soothers
• Regulation (EU) 284/2011 on plastic kichenware imported from China and Hongkong

Please refer to the up-to-date version and changes of national acts or current consolidated version of the EU legislation in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry legislation register (in Finnish).