Notification of food-related activities

A prerequisite for starting operations is that the food-related activities fulfil the requirements of the Food Act. For example, the food-related activities must not cause danger to human health.

In addition to reporting the start of operations, the operator must notify the relevant authority if

• the operation changes
• the operation is suspended
• the operation is terminated
• the operator changes.

If the operator is established in another state in the European Economic Area and is operating temporarily in Finland, the operator does not need to submit a notification in Finland if it has already submitted a notification of food-related activities in its home country. Temporary activity means less than six months of activity per year.