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Food control in Finland

Food Safety Organization


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Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira

Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira

Examines and monitor s the saf ety and quality of the f ood chain.I t is based on r esear ch and r isk assessment pr oduced by thescientif ic knowledge.

The labor ator y oper ations suppor t the f ood chain r isksthe identif ication and pr evention of health hazar ds.

The net appr opr iation of appr oximately EUR 40 million. , which in addition to collecting14 million. customer payments.


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Local control

- n. 450 municipalities

- n. 200 contr ol units

- Objective: 50- 80

- the super visor y author ity: the municipal gover nment or other

multi- member jur y

- Health, envir onment, building boar d

- of f icials

- Veter inar y sur geon, health inspector , etc.

- the of f icial labor ator y- Municipal or pr ivate, Evir a appr oves

- At the moment, about 40

Information about the provisions of anti-

foods


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Local Government dilated-Samples in 2005

Total 32 854 contr ar y to r egulations 3532 ( 11%)

Most wer e contr ar y to the pr ovisions of - Juices, dr inks, packaged water by 35%- Dietar y Fats 19%- Cereal an d baker y p rod ucts 14%- Meat and meat p rod ucts 13%

- Fish and f ish pr odu cts 13%

The municipalities studied mainly f oodmicr obiological and sensor y quality

Customs statisticsthe reasons for the rejection in 2006

Food items examined by Customs in their own super vision in 2006a total of 3857 lots. Of these, 499 tur ned one way or another

pr ovisions contr ar y. The f igur es include both impor ts clear ed thr ough customs in the EUthe outside of the contr ol f r om the other EU countr ies concer ned.

As r egar ds f ood, the main r easons f or the disqualif ication impor tsf r om thir d countr ies ( % of r easons) wer e the micr obiological quality ( 24%) ,

pesticides ( 17%) , incor r ect labeling ( 16%) and additives( 15%) . I nter nal mar ket impor ts, r espectively, the main r easons f or r ejectionwer e incor r ect labeling ( 17%) , pesticides ( 15%) ,salt content ( 15%) and additives ( 14%) .

For consumer pr oducts in the most impor tant r easons f or denial- of - ( % of r easons)


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wer e contacted for future supplies with foodsoluble heavy metals by 30%, mechanical er r or s in toys 16%inadequate war ning labels n.14%.

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Customs Statistics 2006

Food March 3,the causes of any irregularity

23,5%

15,4%

2.7%17.3%

9,2%

9,2%

1.2%

0.4%

15.8%

1.4%

3.9%Mikr biologinen qualityAdditivesMycotoxinsPesticidesI r r adiationSalinity

Nutr ientsHeavy metalsLabellingOther contaminantsOther r easons

Customs Statistics 2006

Foodstuffs internal market,the causes of any irregularity

7,1%

14.1%

4,6%

15,4%1.2%

17.0%

5.0%

0.8%

13,2%Mikr biologinen qualityAdditivesMycotoxins

PesticidesI r r adiationSalinity

Nutr ientsHeavy metalsLabelling


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1.7%14.5%

5,4 % Oth er con tami nantsGMOOther r easons

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Contrary to the provisions of food items

by product,% of the surveyed

0% 5% 1 0% 1 5% 20% 2 5% 3 0%

Vegetables and Mushr oomsVegetable Pr oducts

Hdelmt and ber r iesFr uit pr epar ations

Nuts, almonds and pr epar ations

Juices and Dr inksFishing Pr oductsCer eals and baker y pr oducts

Sweets, sugar and honeySpices and

Cocoa Pr epar ations cof f ee and teaSauces, soups and br oths

Milk and dair y pr oductsOther f oods

RASFF notifications

The EU RASFF aler t system was car r ied out in 2006a total of 2874 new notif ications of f ood and f eed.Among them, 72% wer e pr oducts f r om thir d.

Finland has made in 2007 to date, 47 RASFFdisclosur es ( 79 in the f ull year 2006) .

- 47 42 announcement r elated to f ood and f eed f ive.- 42 f ood notif ication 27 ( 64%) had

kolmasmaatuotteita and 15 ( 36%) of pr oducts in EU countr ies.


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- I s made of Thai pr oducts f or eight,Spanish seven and six Chinesenotice.

- Seven of 42 f ood adver tisementmicr obiological, other chemical.

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RASFF notifications

Finnish pr oducts is the size of the RASFF in the

Since 1994, only a f ew of the notif ication and

Even September has gener ally been in the r aw mater ial,

which has been impor ted.

wer e just additional declar ation Suomalainen cr eam.

The r eason was of I ndian or igin in

of thickener s, guar gum, which was

dioxins. Guar gum has been made in the EU in

almost a hundr ed additional notice.

Back Bets

Oper ator s enf or cement author ities and consumer s

declar ed by the pr oduct def ects and r ecalls

the amount is f r om 30 to 50 classes per year .

The main r easons ar e the aller gens

mer kitsemttmyys and micr obiological constituents

contamination. Also, f or eign substances cause


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back bets.

Back Bets ar e made, as well as domestic

the manuf actur er and the impor ter s

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Imports of food risks

Exotic r isks of histamines in tuna, anasakis

the par asite in cer tain f ish, shellf ish toxins, Vibr io, and

vir uses in shellf ish and oyster s,

Novel f oods

Unf or eseen r isks, such as dioxins

additive or f eed, f eed unsuitable

r aw mater ials ( tir es, industr ial oil)

Animal diseases

How to farming / production

ensuring products

regulatory compliance


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Animal welfare is transmitted

Consumer s can f eel the pr oducer s and see

how they keep their animals

A shor t jour ney to the slaughter house an animal

the inter est of the

Law enf or cement agencies ar e close to the consumer and

the r esults ar e made openly available

Finland's good health situation and compr ehensiveVeter inar ians networ k of health car e system

pr ovide the basis f or a secur e domestic f ood locally,

pr oduction

Animal health care of


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Extensive animal disease contr ol pr ogr ams ( eg.Salmonella contr ol pr ogr am)

to ensur e local f ood secur ity

Animal mar king - and the r egistr ation and monitor ing of

guar antee the tr aceability of pr oducts

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The use of drugs in animals is under control

the use of antimicr obials used in animals shall beFinland decr eased until 2000, whichAf ter that, consumption has r emained stable.

a ver y contr olled use of antimicr obial agentsFinland have contr ibuted to inf ectious diseasesRenovation and antimicr obial agents dir ected at the use of of r esistance into consider ation.

Thanks to the contr olled use of antimicr obial agentsthe r esistance situation in Finland is ver y goodcompar ed to the r est of Eur ope.

Finnish f eed industr y deliber ately dispensed withthe use of antimicr obial gr owth pr omoter s in the 1990scentur y, which f ur ther str engthened the Finnsf ood saf ety.

The use of drugs in animals is under control

The Food Saf ety Author ity super vises dr ugs, as well as f ar ms

use and lkekir janpitoja that the veter inar y pr of ession

the use, acquisition, tr ansf er and phar maceutical pr actitioner s

veter inar y lkekir janpitoja.


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Mar king of animals kept f or f ar ming in Finland

enabled the identity of the animal eg.

dur ing tr eatment, and the dr ug given to it of the withdr awal per iod.

I n this case, the pr oduction ar ea, wher e the animals come f r om, can be

also tr aced. Tr aceability pr ovides the use of medicines

monitor ing the ef f iciency and thus ensur es Finnish

the excellent quality of the f ood.

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Foodstuffs of animal origin

contaminants studied

The samples ar e taken

live animals on holdings

f oodstuf f s - meat, milk, f ish,

Chicken eggs and honey.

Each year , made about 5500 chemical

analysis and micr obiological 600

antibioottijmtestausta

Foodstuffs of animal origin

residue control program 2.

The pr ogr am ensur ed that the

Company does not use pr ohibited substances ( eg. Hor mones)- Has never been diagnosed in Finland


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Food pr oducts do not contain animal tr eatment per mittedr esidues of dr ugs over the limit values ( eg., antibiotics)- Shown only in individual cases in small

concentr ations

Monitor also be der ived f r om using the goodsin f oodstuf f s.

- A f ew specimens have been f ound mycotoxinsr otting as a r esult of the use of f eed

- Moose and r eindeer liver and kidney samples ar edemonstr ated elevated levels of cadmium.

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Monitoring the presence of Salmonella

Salmonella contr ol in Finland - > Salmonella is notpr oblem of domestic f ar m animals in the f lesh

or chicken eggs

The annual r epor ts of peoplesalmonellosis cases, 90% ( n. 2000sick) ar e of f or eign or igin

Salmonella contr ol pr ogr am: the laying henssalmonella in a sample taken thr ee times a year

V. 2006 studied r eceived in 2040 f r om the henhouse samples,

all negative

Plant Production and conditions

Plant Health confirmed

Domestic var ieties of secur ing seed supply- Suitable f or Finnish conditions r equir ing var ieties

less nutr ients and plant pr otection pr oducts good


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the pr oduction of the cr op

- Oper ating the seed supply and seed supply high quality

ensur e access to high- quality r aw mater ialsher bal f ood and livestock f eed

pr oduction

Domestic gr ain quality monitor ing pr ovides inf or mation on the var iousapplications ( eg. f ood, malt, f eed)

the availability of suitable gr ain and cer eal seedquality dif f er ences.

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Plant Production and conditions

Plant Health confirmed

Plant health situation is good:

- Natur al conditions do not f avor pests

- Danger ous plant diseases and - tuholaiset

to detect and combat bef or e they

can spr ead to the pr oduction of

The use of plant pr otection pr oducts r equir es ver y little maintenance,

the soil is of a pur e

For use of plant pr otection pr oducts ar e pr ovensaf e f or people and the envir onment

Plant Production and conditionsPlant Health confirmed

Fer tiliser pr oducts that have no har mf ul or ganisms or substances such as heavy metals, r etain soil andgr oundwater clean and to pr omote saf e


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f ood pr oduction.

Appr opr iate f eed pr oducts, which do nothar mf ul substances or , f or example. Salmonella ar e

basic r equir ement f or saf e f ood of animal or iginpr oduction.

the amount of har mf ul substances to r educe thef or pr eventing their f or mation ( eg. gr ainmold toxins in r espect of measur es af f ecting the cr op)

- > Clean environment, quality products andsafe food ingredients areFinland's competitive advantage

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Norovirus vegetables

For eign f r ozen r aspber r ies and vegetables

Dispose of contaminated water f or ir r igation or pr ocessing hygiene pr oblem

The vir us sur vives r ef r iger ation chain

For eign f r ozen r aspber r ies r ise to 22%nor ovir us outbr eaks in Finland

For eign f r ozen r aspber r ies kuumennussuositus

a similar pr oblem in domestic ber r ies have not been f ound

The quality of ir r igation water is r egular ly monitor ed As such, the edible par ts of plants may be water ed only

pur e water

Pesticide residues in domestic

vegetables - the results for the years 2002-2005


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Vegetables- Tr aces seldom: the examination of samples ( 597 pieces) 8%containing r esidues

- The cr ossing of the maximum levels allowed was not f ound

Apples and ber r ies- Residues in gener al: studied samples ( 212 units) 62%

contained r esidues ( str awber r y - mold pesticides)- Exceedance of maximum per mitted 1 piece

Jmtilanne good

- The main pr oblem of pesticide r emoved f r om the r egister The use of substances or pesticides contr ar y to the ter ms of r egistr ationthe use of substances ( r esidues of the pesticides wer e f ound in 9 samples)

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Environment and Food

Contaminants

Finland is a spar sely populated bulky Mar ch


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Soil, water and air space has been studied measur es f or envir onmental pr otection ar e made Municipalities ar e r ecommended to f ind out about their r egion

pollution and to tell about the r esidents Ympr istkontaminanttien tr ansition f oods

monitor ed:- Mer cur y and dioxins in f ish- Radioactive f allout- Other contaminants such as heavy metals and

or ganic tin compounds, and f ood pr ocessesar ising f r om contaminants and gr ain mycotoxins

I nf or mation f or f ish consumption r ecommendations and f ungi have been giventhe collection and pr ocessing instr uctions

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Transportation

Long-term risks of shipments


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T r an s p or t a f fe c t t h e s u cc e ss o f a d i st a n ceI n addition to a number of f actor s, such as, f or example, be used

Tr anspor t ( quality level) , technical equipment, actor spr of essionalism and unpr edictable situations.

T h e m o st co m mo n r i sk kv . t r an s p or t at i on is ei t h er p r od u c ts

I n co r re c t h a n dl i n g o f e g . l o ad i n g s m el l o r t a st e e r ro r s o r heat / cold damage or impr oper use of the contr ols

L o ng - di s t an c e t r an s po r t o f e q ui p me n t r i kk o o nt u mi s ri s k i,Handling er r or s and quality losses ar e the near by tr anspor tsignif icantly higher

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Manufacture of food products,

catering and trade

The amount of additives increases far


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processed foods

Additives aimed at, f or example,

to incr ease the saf ety of the f ood by inhibiting the gr owth of micr obes

impr ove the str uctur e of the f ood, f or example. Thickening make f ood mor e attr active in appear ance or

r etur n the f ood to the typical color of the f ood color s impr oving the taste of sweetener s

to ensur e the taste, textur e and nutr itional f ood

the pr eser vation of the quality of the entir e sales per iod.

need f or additives incr eases the tr ansit time and lengthen the shelf - lif e Domestic manuf actur er s use Finnish in need and taste

( eg. the ar omas, color less azo dyes ar e avoided) Middle f r om f oods need additives is small

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In Finland, food business operators

required operating

house control

identif ication of the cr itical points of activity and

their super vision

accepted as eligible own- check plansuper visor , or r epor ting to a moder ator

continuous maintenance and in- house contr ol entr ies


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Hygiene Expertise

Each appr oved f ood pr emises uncompr essed,per ishable f ood handler s f or a living per son is

f ood hygiene demonstr ating their competence in hygiene pr of iciency cer tif icate, or the so- called. "hygiene passpor t".

Hygiene Pr of iciency Cer tif icate can be obtained by car r ying out hygiene pr of iciency testor by other tr aining diploma.

Hygiene Pr of iciency Cer tif icate issuing appr oved by Evir ahygiene skills tester s ( appr ox. 1,600 people)

the beginning of 2002, is the hygiene pr of iciency cer tif icates issueda total of 458 554 shar es.

Evir a maintains hygiene pr of iciency test system and monitor shygiene pr of iciency examiner s activities.

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Domestic organic products are often

local food

Micr obiological Saf ety- No need f or long shelf - lif e time- Or ganic pr oduction is of ten low degr ee of pr ocessing, which

r educe the need to use pr eser vatives

Chemical saf ety- Additives limited - no hyper sensitivity

causing color s and sweetener s- No pesticides - no pesticide r esidues

Nutr itional Secur ity- Or ganic pr oducts inher ent nutr ient content

at least the pr oduct nor mally pr oducedlevel


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