There is room for improvement in the official food control systems of Iceland and Norway, according to the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA).
Iceland and Norway are in the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) monitors how both countries implement European Economic Area (EEA) rules on food
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The United States is to lead work on a document covering the prevention or reduction of ciguatera poisoning.
The plan was given the go-ahead at a recent Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods meeting.
An electronic working group, chaired by the U.S. and co-chaired by France, Spain, and Panama, will
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Iceland has been advised to improve official controls on shellfish and fish products.
An audit in May 2022 looked at hygiene controls of fishery products and fish oil for human consumption. Another in August and September covered live bivalve mollusks, including blue mussels.
Iceland is a substantial producer of fishery
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Monitoring of farmed fish in Norway has revealed low levels of pharmaceuticals and environmental toxins and an audit has found the control system for fish could be improved.
Fish tested for illegal compounds were collected at the farm level by inspectors from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet), without prior
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Two audits by the European Commission’s health and safety unit have looked at checks to ensure fish product safety in Egypt and Croatia.
A remote DG Sante audit, in May and June 2021 in Egypt, identified shortcomings in virtually all areas and made 20 recommendations.
The objective was to verify
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Checks by Norwegian authorities at producers of a traditional dish have found a high level of compliance, according to a recently released report.
Rakfisk is a fish product made by mild-salting and brine maturation at low temperatures for several months and is eaten without heat treatment.
In 2020, two cases
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Lithuanian authorities have stopped the sale of possibly unsafe meat, clamped down on fish traders and uncovered food supplement violations in the past month.
Officers at the State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) blocked the sale of almost 10 tons of potentially unsafe meat products in early December.
Kaunas processing
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