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August 21/2026
Reference quantity requirement for certain AGRIM rice import quotas from the application period from 23 to 30 November 2026
A reference quantity requirement is introduced for the management of import quotas for rice defined in the European Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2652. The amendment will enter into force for licences with an application period from 23 to 30 November 2026.
Reference quantity requirement for certain AGRIM rice import quotas from the application period from 23 to 30 November 2026August 12/2026
Introducing our postdoctoral researchers: Senior Researcher Leonard Owuraku Opare Investigates the Risks of Vector-Borne Animal Diseases and Plant Pests in a Changing Climate
Leonard Owuraku Opare has started as a postdoctoral researcher at the Finnish Food Authority as part of the joint programme of the state research institutes, which aims to strengthen research and…
Introducing our postdoctoral researchers: Senior Researcher Leonard Owuraku Opare Investigates the Risks of Vector-Borne Animal Diseases and Plant Pests in a Changing ClimateAugust 11/2026
Eleven more cases of African swine fever confirmed
Eleven new cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been confirmed in In the Finnish Food Authority’s investigations in the infected zone in Southeast Finland. Five of these cases were within the…
Eleven more cases of African swine fever confirmedAugust 10/2026
African swine fever (ASF) Test Results Confirmed by the EU Reference Laboratory
The EU Reference Laboratory for African Swine Fever (Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal, CISA-INIA/CSIC, Spain) has confirmed the first cases of African swine fever detected in Finland by the…
African swine fever (ASF) Test Results Confirmed by the EU Reference LaboratoryAugust 6/2026
Restrictions related to African swine fever in the infected zone to change
On 7 August 2026, the Finnish Food Authority amended its decision on the African swine fever (ASF) infected zone in force in Southeast Finland. The geographical boundaries of the infected zone will…
Restrictions related to African swine fever in the infected zone to change