Tukes
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency
Turvallisuus- ja kemikaalivirasto
http://www.tukes.fi/en Helsinki, Tampere, Rovaniemi
Activities
- Risk assessment
- Risk communication
- Risk management
Topics
Animal feed
Contaminants
Emerging risks
Environmental risk assessment (ERA)
Nanotechnology
Plant protection products or pesticides
The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) supervises and promotes technical safety and conformity, together with consumer and chemicals safety in Finland. Tukes is the regulatory agency for pesticides and it assesses the risks of pesticide residues. Tasks related to pesticides are under the remit of Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland.