The primary producer must submit a written notification to the municipal food control authority of the primary production premises and operations. A notification is not needed in case the authority is notified of the primary production premises by another authority.
Primary production means the production, rearing or growing of primary products. It includes harvesting, milking and all stages of ...
Submit a written notification for the municipal food control authority about your place of primary production and your production operations there.
In the notification, include
When you start the production of primary products, notify the department of environmental services of Oulu region using the “Notification of primary production premises or transport of primary production products” form.
For more information, see the website “More information about primary production”. You can get more information also by calling the environmental health care helpline, visiting the Environment Office or sending an email.
The operator must ensure that the place of primary production, the production carried on there and the products of primary production produced meet legal requirements. Product safety must not be compromised.
The operator must notify about changes to the primary production, suspension of the production for more than a year or termination of the production. The food control authority must be notified by latest when the changes enter into force.
The notification of new operations must be made well in advance before commencing the operations. The operations may be started even if the notification process is still under way.
The notification is valid for an indefinite term.