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April 10/2019
Legionella bacteria infecting people also commonly found in organic soil improvement agents and growing media
The Finnish Food Authority and the National Institute for Health and Welfare have been studying the occurrence of Legionella bacteria in organic soil improvers and growing media. More than 90 per cent…
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April 4/2019
Research seminar, 9 April 2019: Research, epidemiology and prevention methods of the salmon parasite Gyrodactylus salaris
Research Professor, Senior Researcher Perttu Koski from the Finnish Food Authority’s Oulu laboratory talks about the research concerning the salmon parasite Gyrodactylus salaris . This research has…
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March 20/2019
Pig farms’ own practices affect the resistance to antibiotics in the pork production chain
Pig farms’ own treatment practices and protective measures against pathogens play a key role in combating antimicrobial resistance in the pork production chain. This is shown by the joint study by the…
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March 11/2019
Research seminar 19 March 2019: Prevalence of thermotolerant campylobacter in agricultural pests
Researcher Jouni Tikkanen from the Microbiology Unit, Section of Food and Feed Microbiology at the Finnish Food Authority discusses his Master’s thesis research on thermotolerant campylobacter. The…
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February 13/2019
Plant food supplements are mostly safe
Most plant food supplements are safe. Problems can be caused when plant food supplements are used simultaneously with medication, especially when using several plant food supplements or medicines.…
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February 4/2019
Research seminar 12 February 2019: Veterinary forensic pathology - protocols and standard operating procedures – the guidelines for quality control
The number of veterinary forensic pathological examinations is constantly increasing and they are an important part of the work done at the Finnish Food Authority. It is important that examinations…
Research seminar 12 February 2019: Veterinary forensic pathology - protocols and standard operating procedures – the guidelines for quality control -
January 4/2019
Research seminar, 9 January 2019: Multivariate analyses of the origin of strawberries
Senior Researcher Annikki Welling, PhD, from the Composition and Origin Section of the Finnish Food Authority’s Chemistry Unit talks about methods for verifying the geographical origin of…
Research seminar, 9 January 2019: Multivariate analyses of the origin of strawberries