A remote audit has found that Norway complies with European hygiene requirements for ready-to-eat (RTE) food but there are areas for improvement.
The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) findings follow an assessment during 11 days in
Continue Reading Norwegian controls on RTE food good, but issues found
Norway has opted not to change the rules around the sale of unpasteurized, raw milk to protect consumer health.
In 2017, the Ministry of Health and Care Services commissioned the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet)
Continue Reading Norway decides not to change raw milk rules; salmon producers face review
A Yersinia outbreak in Norway has been solved and declared over just days after it was announced.
Folkehelseinstituttet (the Norwegian Institute of Public Health) said the national outbreak of Yersinia enterocolitica O3 was likely caused
Continue Reading Yersinia outbreak in Norway linked to salad
Health officials in Norway are investigating a rise in Yersinia infections in recent weeks.
Folkehelseinstituttet (the Norwegian Institute of Public Health) reported an increased incidence of Yersinia enterocolitica O3. So far, infection has been detected
Continue Reading Norway investigates Yersinia increase
Raw milk products from Europe and Norway were less compliant than pasteurized items, according to a microbiological monitoring program in Norway.
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) reported the microbiological quality was generally good for
Continue Reading Norway finds E. coli in raw milk products
Norway must improve its import control system for products of animal origin, according to a report from the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
The recommendations by the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) follow an updated country
Continue Reading Audit finds issues with Norway’s import control system not resolved
A child in Norway has died in a hospital after suffering complications from an E. coli infection.
The 2-year-old, from the Oslo area of the country, developed the serious kidney disease hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
Continue Reading Child dies in Norway after E. coli infection
The number of foodborne outbreaks in Norway declined slightly this past year from 2018, according to the country’s public health agency.
In 2019, 223 outbreaks from all sources were reported with 5,401 cases of disease.
Continue Reading Norway records slight decline in foodborne outbreaks
The source of a national Yersinia outbreak in recent weeks in Norway that affected 23 people is believed to have been salad with spinach or baby spinach.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet) said
Continue Reading Spinach suspected in Norwegian Yersinia outbreak
Results of a monitoring program have shown seafood imported into Norway in 2019 was generally safe.
A total of 129 samples were examined by different analytical methods and assays for microorganisms and undesirable chemical substances.
Continue Reading Monitoring finds seafood imported into Norway largely safe
Officials in Norway are investigating an increase in Yersinia infections in the past month.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet) reported a Yersinia enterocolitica O3 infection has been detected in 13 people living in
Continue Reading Norway investigates source of Yersinia increase
