The state's regional government will be reformed at the turn of the year 2025‒2026. Regional State Administrative Agenciestasks related to animals and food will be transferred to the Finnish Food Authority. In connection with the change, the site may have flaws in the first few days of January.

Sensory analyses

Finnish Food Authority operates partly as reference laboratory for sensory testing on food. This activity includes, for instance development and harmonisation of sensory methods, and advising. Finnish Food Authority also performs sensory evaluations, for instance in meat inspection.

Finnish Food Authority participates in international work to develop sensory method standards, for example in Nordic Committee on Food Analysis (NMKL), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and International Dairy Federation (IDF).

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Page last updated 2/20/2024