Food recall statistics in Finland show the number of recalls exceeded 300 in 2024.
According to data collected by the Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto) and recently published, there were 305
Finnish Customs (Tulli) has investigated two meat smuggling cases.
The agency reported that from 2022 to 2024, more than 10,000 kilograms of meat were imported from Estonia and Latvia
Finland’s pig Salmonella control program helps to protect consumers but there is room for improvement, according to an assessment.
Ruokavirasto (The Finnish Food Authority) evaluated the public health and
The number of outbreaks fell in Finland in 2023 compared to the year before, but the number of people sickened increased.
In 2023, 45 foodborne epidemics were reported, in which
An appeals court in Finland has increased an individual’s sentence for manipulating a food hygiene test.
The Helsinki Court of Appeal modified the decision given by a district court
The Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto) is investigating the reasons behind an incorrect Salmonella test result that led to the slaughter of thousands of chickens.
In May, a self-monitoring sample from
More than 90 people look set to lose their jobs at the Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto) as part of savings plans.
The agency estimates that it will have to terminate
Scientists have traced the source of a multi-year Listeria outbreak in Finland to ready-to-eat, plant-based food products, including fava beans.
Six cases were reported to the Finnish Infectious Diseases Registry
Public health officials in Finland are monitoring an increase in Yersinia infections seen so far in 2024.
168 Yersinia enterocolitica cases have been reported to the Infectious Disease Register compared
A hepatitis E-positive meat product appears to be behind most of the infections that occurred earlier this year in Finland.
The hepatitis E virus previously detected in sausages from a
Finnish officials are investigating the connection between a hepatitis E-positive meat product and a rise in infections in the country.
In January and February, 81 hepatitis E cases from different
Norovirus caused the most foodborne outbreaks, but Salmonella was behind the largest, according to an analysis covering several years in Finland.
In 2020 to 2022, there were 135 foodborne outbreaks
