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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 Authority

September 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 infections

August 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 minks

August 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 farms

August 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