Norway cracks down on illegal sales of produced fish for export
Salmon
Seafood
Norway
Regulation & Compliances
Market & Price Trends
Published Mar 22, 2024
Tridge summary
Norwegian fish farming industry categorizes salmon into high-quality, ordinary, and production fish, the latter of which includes fish with deformities or wounds. Despite laws against exporting unprocessed fish, there are reports of such fish being illegally sold internationally. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has warned of stricter measures against companies violating these regulations, but admits it cannot fully monitor the situation. The European Commission has also criticized Norway's policy of processing all downgraded salmon domestically as a 'trade barrier', disrupting the market for salmon fillets and processed salmon products.
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Original content
In Norwegian fish farming, salmon is subdivided into high-quality fish, ordinary fish and production fish. Among them, any fish with deformities or wounds is regarded as production fish. It is worth noting that Norwegian companies do not produce fish without processing. Exporting these fish directly would be a violation of the law. Despite the clear provisions of the law, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority continues to receive reports that fish produced are illegally sold on the international market. In this regard, Inge Naesset, director of the department of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, said: "In the current situation, we have reason to believe that all companies We all understand and comply with the relevant regulations." At the same time, he also emphasized that more stringent measures will be taken against those companies that violate the regulations. These measures include banning companies from exporting products, ordering them to withdraw from the market, and may ...
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