Food control
Introduction
Food control also includes the investigation of food-related complaints and suspected food poisoning incidents, the processing of notifications and applications related to food business operations and advising residents and businesses in Vantaa on food-related matters.
Annual control fee
With the entry into force of the Food Act on 21 April 2021, the objects of control are charged a basic control fee of EUR 150 each year. The municipality began charging the fee on 1 January 2022. In addition, the objects of control will continue to be charged for the inspections according to the rates approved by the municipalities. The control fee is not levied on registered primary production sites, village shops, non-profit organisations or operators engaged in small-scale activities in accordance with national provisions adopted pursuant to EU law.
Further information on the annual fee under the Food Act and the amendment of the Act can be found on the websites of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Finnish Food Authority.
Control plan and fee
More about food control
Notification of food business activities
You must notify the authorities is you start or close a food business. A notification must also be filed if you make significant changes to your food business activities or the business operator changes.
In-house control of food business activities
In-house control is part of the food business operator's own quality assurance process. It includes an own-check plan and related measures.
More information
Eeva Jääskeläinen
Environmental Health Services/Environment CentreControl of the Food, Tobacco and Medicine Act in the Kivistö greater area, as well as in the Myyrmäki greater area Askisto, Petikko, Martinlaakso, Vantaanlaakso, Viinikkala.
Heli Sepponen
Environmental Health Services/Environment CentreControl of the Food, Tobacco and Medicine Act in the greater Tikkurila area Tikkurila, Viertola, Hakkila and Kuninkaala.
Juuso Montonen
Environmental Health Services/Environment CentreControl of the Food, Tobacco and Medicines Act in the greater Myyrmäki area (except Askisto, Petikko, Martinlaakso, Vantaanlaakso).
Niina Kauppila
Environmental Health Services/Environment CentreControl of the Food, Tobacco and Medicine Act in the Korso-Koivukylä and Hakunila metropolitan areas and in the Tikkurila metropolitan area of Ruskeasanta and Simonkylä.
Heli Yli-Moijala
Environmental Health Services/Environment CentreControl of the Food, Tobacco and Medicine Act in the greater Aviapolis area Veromies, Tammisto, Ylästö.
Ulla-Maija Kostiainen
Environmental Health Services/Environment CentreControl of the Food, Tobacco and Medicines Act in the airport terminal (arrivals lobby), home workers, nutritional supplements and health claims, ethnic stores, retail sales and outdoor sales.
Tarja Nirvinen
Environmental Health Services/Environment CentreControl of the Food, Tobacco and Medicines Act in retail stores, catering services, home workers, food warehouses and food contact materials.
Hanna Sippola
Environmental Health Services/Environment CentreProduction and storage facilities, control of the Food, Tobacco and Drug Act at the airport, food contact materials, nutritional supplements and health claims.
Vilja Kokko
Environmental Health Services/Environment CentreControl of the Food, Tobacco and Medicines Act in the airport area (postal code 01530) production and storage facilities as well as dietary supplements, health claims and packaging labels in the entire Vantaa area.
Michael Turunen
Environmental Health Services/Environment Centre
Botanical products, primary production (plants), ethnic stores, production and storage facilities, internal market imports, Food, Tobacco and Medicines Act control in the 01530 area outside the airport.
Marjoriikka Keränen
Environmental Health Services/Environment CentreControl of the Food, Tobacco and Medicines Act in production and storage facilities.
Anna Wjuga
Environmental Health Services/Environment CentreControl of the Food, Tobacco and Medicines Act in production and storage facilities.
Jaakko Peltomaa
Environmental Health Services/Environment CentreControl of the Food, Tobacco and Medicines Act in production and storage facilities as well as primary production (animals).
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