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Norwegian controls on RTE food good, but issues found

By Joe Whitworth on February 12, 2021

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…
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Norway decides not to change raw milk rules; salmon producers face review

By Joe Whitworth on January 21, 2021

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)…
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Yersinia outbreak in Norway linked to salad

By News Desk on December 26, 2020

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…
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Norway investigates Yersinia increase

By News Desk on December 21, 2020

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…
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Norway finds E. coli in raw milk products

By Joe Whitworth on November 25, 2020

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…
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Audit finds issues with Norway’s import control system not resolved

By News Desk on August 24, 2020

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…
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Child dies in Norway after E. coli infection

By News Desk on July 30, 2020

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)…
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Norway records slight decline in foodborne outbreaks

By Joe Whitworth on July 29, 2020

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.…
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Spinach suspected in Norwegian Yersinia outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on July 2, 2020

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…
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Monitoring finds seafood imported into Norway largely safe

By News Desk on June 28, 2020

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.…
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Norway investigates source of Yersinia increase

By News Desk on June 13, 2020

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…
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