Food Safety Unit

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Address:
Työpajankatu 8
00580 Helsinki
Postal address:
Food Safety Unit, P.O. Box 58235, 00099 City of Helsinki

E-mail: kymp.elintarviketurvallisuus@hel.fi

Opening hours:
Information on food
No personal costumer service. We serve only by email.
Report any suspected cases of food poisoning at: ilppa.fi.


Description:
The food safety unit is responsible for the monitoring, guidance, and expert operations in accordance with the Food Act (Elintarvikelaki, no. 23 of 2006), for processing the notices and applications in accordance with the Food Act, and for studying cases of food poisoning and control at the point of entry, in accordance with the agreement with Finnish Food Authority.

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Operated by:
Urban Environment Division, Services and permits

Accessibility

The route to the main entrance

• The 2 accessible parking spaces are located outdoors under 10 m from the entrance. The width of the parking spaces is at least 3.6 m.
• The pick-up and drop-off area is located in the vicinity of the entrance, giving easy access to the pavement.
• The route to the entrance is smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated.

The main entrance

• The entrance is hard to perceive but illuminated
• In connection with the entrance, there are at least 4 steps with handrails on one side.
• The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly. The door is heavy or otherwise hard to open.

In the facility

• The customer service point is on the same floor as the entrance.
• The customer service point has directions to the different facilities.
• The doors in the customer service point stand out clearly. The glass doors have contrast markings.
• The waiting room of the customer service point has a queue number system and seats.
• The customer service point has an accessible toilet on floor 1.