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September 21/2023
Leena Räsänen appointed Director General of the Finnish Food Authority
The Government has appointed Leena Räsänen, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, as Director General of the Finnish Food Authority from 8 October 2023 to 7 October 2028. The current Director General…
Leena Räsänen appointed Director General of the Finnish Food AuthoritySeptember 14/2023
Finnish Food Authority orders all animals to be culled at fur farms with avian influenza infections
The Finnish Food Authority is ordering all foxes and raccoon dogs to be culled at fur farms with diagnosed avian influenza infections. All mink at infected farms were ordered to be culled earlier. The…
Finnish Food Authority orders all animals to be culled at fur farms with avian influenza infectionsAugust 24/2023
Monitoring avian influenza at all fur farms starts from minks
At the beginning of September, the Finnish Food Authority will start monitoring avian influenza at all fur farms. In the first phase of monitoring, the occurrence of avian influenza virus in fur farm…
Monitoring avian influenza at all fur farms starts from minksAugust 4/2023
THL: Avian influenza poses a risk to public health – improvements to health security needed at fur farms
According to current data, avian influenza has spread to 21 fur farms in Finland. The first results from whole-genome sequencing indicate wild birds, particularly the black-headed gull, to be the…
THL: Avian influenza poses a risk to public health – improvements to health security needed at fur farmsAugust 2/2023
Bird hunting season is approaching – how to avoid avian influenza
The Finnish Food Authority recommends not hunting waterfowl in areas or places where mass deaths of birds have occurred or avian influenza has been detected. It is common to use dogs for hunting…
Bird hunting season is approaching – how to avoid avian influenza