Finnish Food Authority
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The Finnish Food Authority is Finland’s national agency responsible for food safety, animal health and welfare, plant health, and related control and research activities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Finnish Food Authority canonical | 4 |
| Ruokavirasto | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3551571 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Finnish Food Authority Context triple: [Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland, oversees, Finnish Food Authority]
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A.
Norwegian Food Safety Authority
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority is a government agency responsible for ensuring safe food, drinking water, and animal and plant health in Norway.
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B.
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare is a national expert agency that conducts research, produces statistics, and provides guidance to support public health, social welfare, and evidence-based policymaking in Finland.
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C.
European Food Safety Authority
The European Food Safety Authority is an EU agency that provides independent scientific advice and risk assessment on food and feed safety to support European policymaking and consumer protection.
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D.
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Finland)
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland is a government ministry responsible for national policies on agriculture, forestry, fisheries, rural development, and the sustainable use of natural resources.
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E.
Food Standards Agency
The Food Standards Agency is a UK government body responsible for protecting public health and consumers’ interests in relation to food safety and hygiene.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Finnish Food Authority Target entity description: The Finnish Food Authority is Finland’s national agency responsible for food safety, animal health and welfare, plant health, and related control and research activities.
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A.
Norwegian Food Safety Authority
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority is a government agency responsible for ensuring safe food, drinking water, and animal and plant health in Norway.
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B.
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare is a national expert agency that conducts research, produces statistics, and provides guidance to support public health, social welfare, and evidence-based policymaking in Finland.
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C.
European Food Safety Authority
The European Food Safety Authority is an EU agency that provides independent scientific advice and risk assessment on food and feed safety to support European policymaking and consumer protection.
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D.
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Finland)
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland is a government ministry responsible for national policies on agriculture, forestry, fisheries, rural development, and the sustainable use of natural resources.
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E.
Food Standards Agency
The Food Standards Agency is a UK government body responsible for protecting public health and consumers’ interests in relation to food safety and hygiene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
food safety authority
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government agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Ruokavirasto
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linked to:
Finnish Food Authority
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| appliesRegulation |
EU animal health legislation
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EU food safety legislation ⓘ EU plant health legislation ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
European Commission
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European Food Safety Authority ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
Agency for Rural Affairs
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Evira ⓘ Information Centre of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Helsinki
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Seinäjoki ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Finland ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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Finnish ⓘ Swedish ⓘ |
| legalForm | state administrative agency ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
animal health
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animal welfare ⓘ control of animal diseases ⓘ control of plant pests ⓘ food safety ⓘ laboratory research related to animal health ⓘ laboratory research related to food safety ⓘ laboratory research related to plant health ⓘ official controls in the food chain ⓘ plant health ⓘ |
| scopeOfActivities |
European Union
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national ⓘ |
| sector |
agriculture and forestry
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food chain ⓘ |
| supervises |
feed business operators
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food business operators ⓘ veterinary border controls ⓘ |
| task |
ensuring the safety and quality of food in Finland
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maintaining national reference laboratories for food and animal health ⓘ promoting the health and welfare of animals ⓘ protecting plant health ⓘ providing scientific support for food chain regulation ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | national competent authority for the food chain ⓘ |
| website |
https://www.foodauthority.fi
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https://www.ruokavirasto.fi ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Finnish Food Authority Description of subject: The Finnish Food Authority is Finland’s national agency responsible for food safety, animal health and welfare, plant health, and related control and research activities.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki
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collaboratesWith
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Finnish Food Authority
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subject linked to:
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
linked to: Finnish Food Authority