Brazil opens its doors to Norwegian salmon exports

Brazil has agreed on conditions with the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) for the European nation to export its aquaculture products, including salmon, to the South American country of over 200 million people.Negotiations with Brazil have been ongoing since 2021, according to Mattilsynet Managing Director Ingunn Midttun Godal, and the agreement now allows Mattilsynet to begin issuing health certificates for aquaculture exports to Brazil, covering all aquaculture species and products – from fillets to whole, gutted fish and in all forms of preservation, including smoked products – the authority announced in a press release.“We have now reached an agreement on a certificate for products from aquaculture, and that is pleasing for the Norwegian seafood industry,” she said.On its website, Mattilsynet reviewed the process for seafood exporters to enter Brazil and explained how interested companies in Norway can be added to its list of approved producers. The authority has ...