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October 14/2020
Finnish children are not at risk from exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons through foods
The Finnish Food Authority has made an evaluation of the exposure of children to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs. PAHs are carcinogenic compounds formed during combustion. According to the…
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September 23/2020
Safe working methods needed to protect against Legionella
The Finnish Food Authority and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) found Legionella bacteria in a variety of growing media, compost and digestate samples. Illness caused by Legionella…
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April 27/2020
Eating habits affect the intake of heavy metals
The national risk assessment by the Finnish Food Authority specifies the estimated amounts of exposure of consumers that were previously published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) at the…
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March 17/2020
Cancelled Research seminar 17.3.2020 Zoonotic antimicrobial resistance
Unfortunately, due to the Finnish Government’s recommendations in relation to the spreading of the coronavirus, the Finnish Food Authority has to cancel the research seminar on zoonotic antimicrobial…
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March 13/2020
Research seminar, 17 March 2020: Zoonotic Antimicrobial Resistance
The research seminar will be held only via Skype using the link 52289477@193.166.18.22 , on Tuesday 17 March 2020 from 3 to 4 pm. Welcome via skype! Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest…
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December 19/2019
Antibiotic resistance may be prevented by processing manure
Scientists believe that processing manure will also provide opportunities for preventing antibiotic resistance. This is evident from a joint project between the Finnish Food Authority, the Natural…
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December 3/2019
Research seminar 10 December 2019: Human noroviruses: detection in food and new transmission routes
Maija Summa, Senior Researcher and Specialist in Veterinary Medicine, Environmental Health and Food Control, DVM, from Virology Research Unit at the Finnish Food Authority, discusses the results of…
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October 28/2019
Welcome to the Finnish Food Authority Science Day on 14 November 2019
Science Day is open to everyone and is a good chance to find out about our research in the field of animal and plant health and wellbeing as well as food safety. As usual, there will also be a poster…
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October 23/2019
Research seminar 8.11.2019: Myco-DETECT project: Modified mycotoxins and relevance to food safety
Modified mycotoxins can be formed via metabolism of mycotoxins by plants, animals and microorganisms, as well as during food manufacturing processes. These compounds possess distinct chemical and…
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September 18/2019
Food safety risks on the agenda of the EFSA meeting in Helsinki
During the meeting, the Finnish Food Authority will present its risk assessment activities to the Advisory Forum of the European Food Safety Authority EFSA. Comprehensive discussions will be held on…
Food safety risks on the agenda of the EFSA meeting in Helsinki