Food control authorities ensure by Oiva inspections that food business operators comply with food legislation. Oiva is a nationwide system for publication of official inspection reports. We conducted a survey to evaluate the restaurant operators' experience of the latest Oiva inspection and their...

Even though the domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is a common production animal in the European Union, there is no legislation for protecting the welfare of rabbits used for farming purposes. The aim of the study was to evaluate the farming conditions in Finnish rabbit farms, the welfare of...

This paper discusses the threats posed by climatic change on the agricultural sector and food production, as well as its adaptation potential in a changing climate with regard to plant production, environmental load, food supply and market conditions. Other risk factors for the soil and the...

We studied the meat inspection findings of farmed and wild game in Finland in 2008-2012 using a survey sent to the official veterinarians of the Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira and of municipalities. Information on meat inspection findings of game has not been collected in a centralised manner...

We analyzed the activities of working groups investigating foodborne outbreaks in local food control units and the notifications of food and waterborne outbreaks sent to the National Institute for Health and Welfare in 2004-2008. A questionnaire concerning the working groups was sent electronically ...

The subject of this study is the integration of food production and processing, distribution, and consumption on local markets in rural areas. This integration is approached from the point of view of local food systems, which represent the new patterns of food governance and rural development. The...

Good working and food hygiene are the main principles in food manufacturing. The increasing amount of food poisonings, together with the risks associated with new raw materials and preparing techniques, has made the demand of knowledge of the preparing persons even more necessary. The demand of...

The establishments handling foodstuff of animal origin previously approved by the Hygiene Act are required to be re-approved according to the new Food Act (23/2006). We evaluated the structural compliance of fish and meat establishments with the requirements of the Food Act and the structural...

The aim of this study was to collate information about improving hygiene for the most problematic machines in the food processing industry. A literature review was made of the factors affecting machine hygiene in the food processing industry. The review is split into sections including: occurrence...