Legislation on foods and other instructions from the authorities
Act on foods (23/2006). Only in Finnish
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry decree on hygiene in meat production facilities (795/2014). Available only in Finnish.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry decree on animal originated side products and collecting, transportation and disposal of products derived from animals. (1192/2011), changes (76/2013) and 186/2012). Available only in Finnish.
Corrigendum to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2004:139:0001:0054:en:PDF
REGULATION (EC) No 882/2004 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE
COUNCIL on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2004:165:0001:0141:EN:PDF
REGULATION (EC) No 853/2004 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2004:139:0055:0205:en:PDF
REGULATION (EC) No 183/2005 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of laying down requirements for feed hygiene
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:035:0001:0022:EN:PDF
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:338:0001:0026:EN:PDF
In addition, there are several regulations from Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira related to meat production and approved facilities for meat production. Â These are only available in Finnish
Labelling in packages
Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto) on labelling packages of foodstuff.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry decree on giving information on foods for consumers (834/2004). Only in Finnish.
