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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…
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September 17/2019
A warm refrigerator allows the listeria to grow
Listeriosis caused by the Listeria bacterium ( Listeria monocytogenes ) is more common in Finland than in the rest of the world. Overall, the incidences of listeriosis have been on the rise in…
A warm refrigerator allows the listeria to grow -
September 16/2019
Finland to host EFSA Advisory Forum meeting
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will hold its Advisory Forum meeting in Helsinki on 18 - 19 September 2019. At the meeting, representatives from the Member States, delegates from Norway and…
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August 27/2019
Research seminar, 10 September 2019: The Finnish Food Authority’s studies on parasites
Research Professor Antti Oksanen, Division of Wild and Aquatic Pathology at the Finnish Food Authority, discusses his ongoing and past research projects. Research Professor Oksanen specialises in…
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August 8/2019
Defence of doctoral dissertation, 16 August 2019: Human noroviruses: detection in food and new transmission routes
The doctoral dissertation compared different virus extraction methods and developed an easy and rapid extraction method for detecting human noroviruses in food. In addition, the research investigated…
Defence of doctoral dissertation, 16 August 2019: Human noroviruses: detection in food and new transmission routes -
July 8/2019
The KRYPTO project is determining the reasons behind the increase in cases of cryptosporidiosis
The protozoan parasite Cryptosporidium causes intestinal infection, cryptosporidiosis, in humans and animals. Previously, the C. parvum diarrhoea in calves has been rare in Finland, but during the…
The KRYPTO project is determining the reasons behind the increase in cases of cryptosporidiosis -
July 2/2019
Reliable identification of crayfish plague is vital for Finland’s crayfish populations
The Finnish Food Authority has discovered a previously unknown species of water mould in noble crayfish in a small Finnish lake, similar to that which causes crayfish plague. This water mould…
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June 19/2019
Dogs imported into Finland may bring along new infectious diseases
The number of dogs imported into Finland has increased in the recent years. The import of dogs from countries with a different disease situation than Finland can contribute to the spread of diseases…
Dogs imported into Finland may bring along new infectious diseases