Areas for improvement have been noted in the official controls done by Norway in two sectors.
One audit in June 2022 looked at poultry meat products. Another in September covered imports of food and feed
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A Salmonella outbreak in Norway, Sweden, and the Netherlands has been linked to contaminated cucumbers from Spain.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said 72 people are sick in the Salmonella Agona outbreak and 24
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A Salmonella outbreak initially reported in Norway has grown and now is also affecting Sweden.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said 58 people are sick in the Salmonella Agona outbreak and 23 had
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More than 30 people have fallen ill in Norway this month as part of a Salmonella outbreak.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) reported 31 people are sick in the national Salmonella Agona outbreak
Continue Reading Salmonella outbreak in Norway sickens 30 and hospitalizes 13
Testing of fresh produce in Norway has found a low level of E. coli contamination.
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) commissioned the Veterinary Institute to examine ready-to-eat lettuce and sugar snap peas in 2021
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Smoked salmon has been linked to a Listeria outbreak in Norway that has sickened four people.
Patient samples were taken between February and August this year and all ill people were hospitalized.
Those affected are
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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
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A Salmonella outbreak in Norway with almost 20 people sick has been linked to watermelon.
Folkehelseinstituttet (FHI) reported that of 13 ill people interviewed so far, all of them ate watermelon in the days before
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The benefits of eating more fish outweigh the risks, according to an assessment in Norway.
Health advantages from increasing fish intake to two to three meals a week outweigh the risks of exposure to environmental
Continue Reading Norwegian fish assessment finds benefits outweigh risks
An analysis of fermented sausages in Norway has found only one sample was positive for E. coli.
The Norwegian Veterinary Institute examined domestically produced fermented sausages for Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). There was one
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