Surveillance Works, Says Finland's Food Safety Body
ANALYSIS - The Finnish Food Safety Authority, Evira, says that its surveillance system for animal welfare works, following an investigation prompted by the release of secret filming by animal rights activists...

Surveillance Works for Welfare, Says Evira
FINLAND - The country's food safety authority, Evira, has found some evidence of poor welfare after inspecting pig farms that were the subject of secret filming by camera-wielding animal rights activists,...

New Films Show Continued Negligence on Pig Farms
FINLAND - New videos shot in secret by animal rights activists on 16 farms and released on Monday have again exposed poor conditions for animals in the pig-farming industry. The new videos were shot in...

Animal Rights Activists Cleared over Pig Farm Filming
FINLAND - Finland Proper District Court has rejected most of the charges against animal rights activists who secretly filmed the conditions at several pig farms.

HKScan Sees Sales Grow
FINLAND - Finnish pig and poultry meat processor HK Scan's group net sales grew in the third quarter of the year by 16.2 per cent and were €618.1 million compared to €532.4 million last year.

Activists Face Hefty Damages for Secret Filming
FINLAND - Pig farm activists face a court case and damages of €175,000.

Finland to Start Exporting Pork to China
FINLAND - Finland aims to start exporting pork to China. The long-negotiated agreements about food safety are to be signed at the end of October, when Finland’s Minister of Agriculture and Forestry visits...

Strikes & Poor Pork Market Hit HKScan's Profits
FINLAND - HKScan Group's net sales in the first six months of the year grew to €1,223.3 million compared to €985.9 million last year.

HKScan Adjusts Profits Forecast
FINLAND - Finnish meat processor, HKScan, has readjusted its profits forecast for the second quarter of the year, predicting it will fall short of estimates announced in at the time of the first quarter...

Symposium Confirms Benefits of PCV2 Vaccination
FINLAND - Papers presented at the 3rd European symposium on Porcine health management in Espoo, Finland have confirmed the benefits of both sow and piglet vaccination against PCV2.

HK Ruokatalo Productivity Programme Ready
FINLAND - Pig meat processor HKScan Finland’s subsidiary, HK Ruokatalo, has completed its talks, which started in November, with the workforce over the productivity programme for 2011-2013.

Rise in Pork, Dairy Products Prices Forecast
FINLAND - Prices for pig meat and dairy products will rise next spring, according to the President of the Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK), Juha Marttila. Price increases...

A/H1N1 Flu Outbreak Reported in Finnish Swine
FINLAND - The Finnish veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of A/H1N1 influenza.

HK Scan Sees Drop in Sales
FINLAND - Finnish meat processor HK Scan saw net sales drop to €985.9 million in the second quarter of the year down from €1,033.6 million in the same period last year.

Russia Lifts Some Finnish Meat Restrictions
FINLAND - Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, Rosselkhoznadzor, has informed the Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira that temporary restrictions will be lifted from...

Good Farm Hygiene Can Reduce Listeria in Pork
FINLAND - Listeria monocytogenes contamination in pork can originate on the farm, according to researchers, and so good practices there can help to reduce this food-borne infection. The prevalence...

Large Mill Project Launched with Big Dutchman Equipment
FINLAND - Jonas Hulden of Nedervetil in Finland has decided to produce his own feed mixes at his farm.

Evidence of Negligence on Pig Farms Found
FINLAND - The Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira has found evidence of negligence or abuse of animals on roughly half of the pig farms highlighted in recent video footage by animal rights activists.

Minister Defends Pork Brand Promotion
FINLAND - Minister of Agriculture Sirkka-Liisa Anttila says the recent controversy over shoddy conditions at some pig farms and the granting of funds to improve the image of pork are unrelated.

A/H1N1 Influenza Breaks Out in Finland
FINLAND - The Finnish veterinary authorities yesterday reported an outbreak of A/H1N1 influenza.

H1N1 Transfer from Human to Pig under Investigation
FINLAND - The influenza A H1N1 virus is reported to have caused flu in pigs and pig farm workers.

Recession Hits Atria's Performance
FINLAND - Finnish meat processing company Atria Group's third quarter net sales showed an 8.4 per cent fall year on year.

Finnish Pork Producers Worried by H1N1 Flu
FINLAND - Some Finnish pork farmers have concerns about delays in the availability of H1N1 flu virus vaccines - not just for themselves, but because of worries that their animals could be infected by humans....

Long-Term Salmonella Concerns at Raisio
FINLAND - Raisio Feed, which has been linked with a recent outbreak of salmonella on pig and poultry farms, has been accused of making long-term errors in dealing with Salmonella at its premises.

Atria to Close Lätta Måltider in Sweden
FINLAND - Finnish pig meat and food processing company Atria has started negotiations to discontinue the loss-making business operations of the Lätta Måltider unit, which manufactures salads and sandwiches...

Salmonella Source in Finnish Feed Found
FINLAND - The source of salmonella outbreak linked to the Raisio Feed mill has been traced to a cooling system.

Salmonella Epidemic in Finland Worsens
FINLAND - Salmonella has been found on new farms, bringing the latest totals of six pig farms and 23 egg farms. Two different Salmonella types have been found across the country in the current epidemic....

Is Salmonella Spreading to Pig Farms?
FINLAND - Salmonella has been found in the pig feed Yhdistelmä-Tiiviste (protein concentrate) from the Rehuraisio Oy factory in Raisio.

Genetic Defect that Causes Infertility in Pigs
FINLAND - In the late 1990s the Finnish Yorkshire pig population was threatened by a genetic defect which spread at an alarming rate and led to infertility.

HKScan CEO Kai Seikku Goes
FINLAND - The Chief Executive of Finnish pig meat company HK Scan, Kai Seikku, has been sacked.