Government Decree on food hygiene in the primary production of food (No. 1368 of 2011). Country/Territory Finland Document type Regulation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition, Water Keyword Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Processing/handling Disinfection/disinfestation Data collection/reporting Transport/storage Slaughtering Irrigation Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes This Act entered into force on 1 January 2012. Abstract The present Government Decree applies to the primary production of foodstuffs and related activities. It does not apply to primary production of plants and fungi. The decree contains rules on technical and functional requirements for primary production sites, requirements for primary products and their handling, quality requirements for water used in primary production, self-monitoring and keeping of records of primary producers, information to be provided on primary products delivered from a primary production site, transport of primary products from a primary production site, and killing at the primary production site. Full text Swedish Website www.finlex.fi