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Nearly 30 sick in Finnish Salmonella outbreak

By News Desk on August 3, 2022

Officials in Finland are trying to find the source of a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened almost 30 people.

Between March and July, 27 people in different parts of Finland have fallen ill with Salmonella…

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Recalls and outbreaks increased in Finland in 2021

By Joe Whitworth on July 14, 2022

Finland saw a rise in the number of food recalls and outbreaks in 2021, according to a report. Food recalls increased for the sixth year in a row to more than 300 this past year.…

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Large Salmonella outbreak dominates Finnish figures

By News Desk on May 25, 2022

A Salmonella outbreak affected more than 700 people in Finland in 2021, according to new information from the Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto).

The implicated food was a salad with iceberg lettuce, cucumber and peas served…
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Oatly recalls drink because of Bacillus cereus; 2 sick with 27 other complaints filed

By Joe Whitworth on April 1, 2022

Oatly has blamed a quality issue for recalling an oat drink in two European countries.

The company has received 29 complaints and two people reported stomach illness.

Detection of Bacillus cereus led to the recall…
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Finland on alert after Yersinia outbreak reports

By News Desk on March 8, 2022

National public health officials in Finland are monitoring the situation following local reports of Yersinia outbreaks.

Two outbreaks of Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:3 have been reported to the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)…
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Finland and Switzerland see food recalls rise

By News Desk on March 3, 2022

Food recalls increased for the sixth year in a row in 2021, according to the Finnish Food Agency (Ruokavirasto).

The amount of alerts passed 300 for the first time and were mainly because of microbiological…
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Norovirus behind a third of outbreaks in Finland

By Joe Whitworth on February 18, 2022

Norovirus was the main cause of foodborne outbreaks in Finland from 2017 to 2019, according to figures published recently by the Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto).

About 2,900 people were reported to have fallen ill in…
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Arsenic and some mycotoxins at top of health risk ranking in Finland

By Joe Whitworth on February 2, 2022

The greatest risks of serious health effects from contaminants in food are associated with arsenic and certain mycotoxins, according to an analysis in Finland.

The Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto) wanted to identify the important chemical…
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Study finds safety hazards common in food crime cases

By Joe Whitworth on January 28, 2022

Food-related crime is a regular but rarely reported event in Finland, committed in different types of establishments, and a variety of products are vulnerable, according to a study.

The research looked at Finnish food-related criminal…
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Finland sees decline during ESBL monitoring

By News Desk on September 22, 2021

Food chain monitoring in Finland has found a low level of an indicator of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in meat and animals, according to recent review of data.

Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) and AmpC-producing E. coli bacteria…
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