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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