One of the main ways for monitoring process hygiene is microbiological testing for which requirements are also given in the legislation. We examined the implementation of requirements for microbiological testing laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005, and the challenges related to the testing....

The Finnish wild boar population has increased considerably during recent years. Wild boars have been reported to be reservoirs of many infectious diseases in Europe. Currently African swine fever is the most important one of these, but reported diseases include also other pathogens that are listed ...

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...

In western societies, it is rare to use insects as food although they are very popular in, for example, many Asian countries where they are recognised for their nutrient content and taste. Although the viruses, bacteria and parasites infecting insects are not threatening to humans, there are still...

Yersinia enterocolitica is a foodborne zoonotic pathogen that causes yersiniosis, the third most commonly reported bacterial zoonosis in the EU. The most frequent sign is gastroenteritis with diarrhoea but sequelae such as reactive arthritis and erythema nodosum may occur. Pigs and pork products...

In January 2016 an outbreak of gastroenteritis occurred in a sport resort. We concluded that norovirus was the causative agent based on the symptoms, incubation period, duration of disease and the results of laboratory tests. Norovirus may have spread through the contaminated food items, surfaces...

Salmonella Typhimurium FT 135 was diagnosed as the cause of an epidemic in a milking herd in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia in 2013. Salmonella spread to the cattle through oats, which originated from the farm. Signs were seen especially in cows. Four animals died or were culled because of...

In a poultry production chain, many zoonotic pathogens can cause a public health hazard. Salmonella and Campylobacter are among the most important public health hazards in poultry meat Inspection. Also extended-spectrum B-lactamase (ESBL/AmpC) enzymes producing Escherichia coli -bacteria are...

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...

This book is a compilation of lectures from the Annual Veterinary Congress, Helsinki Fair Centre, Helsinki, Finland, 28-30 November 2012 on meat hygiene, food and environmental hygiene, production animals, small animals (dogs and cats) and horses. Commercial exhibition in the fields of medicine,...