Posts Tagged ‘Norwegian Food Safety Authority’
Norway’s seafood watchdog facing overhaul
NORWAY’S Food Safety Authority, the body whose responsibilities include regulating health issues on fish farms, is facing major changes following a highly critical report. Following an investigation, the global services and accounting organisation KPMG delivered a potentially crushing verdict last week on the organisation, essentially saying its systems, planning and monitoring supervision practices were not…
Read MoreNorwegian farm hit by ISA outbreak
INFECTIOUS Salmon Anaemia (ISA) has been confirmed at a sea based site run by Norway Royal Salmon in the north Norwegian region of Finnmark. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority is reporting the outbreak at Lille Kufjord, some 800 miles north east of Oslo; it is based on the positive analysis of tests taken at the…
Read MoreSalmon diseases hit Iceland and Norway
FOOD safety and marine health organisations in Norway and Iceland are this week battling with suspected salmon related diseases on at least three fronts. They involve ISA or infectious salmon anaemia at two sites in Norway and a confirmed case of IPA or the viral disease known as infectious pancreatic necrosis in Iceland. This is…
Read MoreNorway rocked by French TV claims
NORWAY’S seafood industry has been jolted by a French TV documentary which claims that fish, mainly cod, being sent to China for processing is returning to Europe, including the UK, full of water and chemicals. The programme, titled ‘Mollo sur le cabillaud? (literally, Easy on the cod), shows how after the fish arrives in China…
Read MoreChina lifts Norway regional salmon ban
THE Chinese Veterinary Authority has lifted its long standing ban on salmon imports from three county regions in northern Norway. The move now means that almost all Norwegian companies can export to what they see as potentially their most important growth market, although sales to China are still relatively small. The doors had been closed…
Read MoreGrieg Norway salmon exports to China halted
GRIEG Seafood\’s export company, Ocean Quality, has run into major problems over mislabelled salmon shipped to China. Norway’s food safety authority (NFSA) has suspended exports of Norwegian salmon to China because it found late last month that the incorrect documentation was being used. The action does not affect Grieg salmon exports from either its UK…
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