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December 4/2020
Finnish Food Authority's laboratory to send results of samples it has examined by secure e-mail from 1 January 2021
From 1 January 2021, the Finnish Food Authority will send laboratory's analysis certificates via secure e-mail when e-mail has been selected as their delivery method. This is to better ensure our…
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May 11/2020
Food Authority’s Virology Unit laboratories begin to analyse coronavirus samples
Adequate testing of samples is important in managing the coronavirus pandemic. The Finnish Food Authority and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) have jointly initiated coronavirus…
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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 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…
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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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June 24/2019
New method for inspecting the origins of strawberries
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) and the Finnish Food Authority (formerly the Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira) have developed an analytical method for ensuring that strawberries sold as…
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April 12/2019
Viljaseula 2018 gives information on the quality of the grain harvest
The information on the quality of the grain harvest in 2018 is found in the publication Viljaseula 2018, which contains the data on the grain quality over the last ten years. The results represent…
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February 11/2019
The performance of the core methods in food microbiology validated
The core methods of food microbiology have been standardised for years, and financially significant decisions on the safety and marketability of products are made on the basis of studies conducted…
The performance of the core methods in food microbiology validated