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Norwegian Food Safety Authority

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority supervises food safety, animal health, animal welfare and drinking water.

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  1. Call for applications

    EFSA offers SMEs free tailored advice on novel food applications

    • EFSA, the EU's food safety authority, offers small and medium-sized companies developing novel foods a phone meeting with advice tailored to their case. The advice covers applying for approval in the EU/EEA.
    • The deadline to register interest is 18 November 2026 at 12:00.
    EntrepreneurshipEØSFood safety
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  2. News article

    Mattilsynet declares avian influenza infected zone in five Trøndelag municipalities

    • Levanger, Verdal, Frosta, Inderøy and Steinkjer are now an 'infected zone' (an area with special rules) because of bird flu.
    • Chickens and other poultry must be kept indoors. Exhibitions and other gatherings with birds are also banned.
    AgricultureAnimal welfarePredators and wildlife
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  3. News article

    Norwegian Food Safety Authority lifts ILA protection zone at Geitryggen, replaces it with two-year surveillance zone

    • On 8 October 2026 the Food Safety Authority removed the protection zone around site 31357 Geitryggen in Nærøysund and Namsos, Trøndelag.
    • ILA (a serious virus disease in salmon) was found at the site in March 2026.
    AquacultureLegislation
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  4. News article

    Unannounced inspections on fish-farm harvesting vessels in production area 4 reveal violations – follow-up ongoing

    • In August 2026, the Directorate of Fisheries and the Food Safety Authority carried out surprise inspections together along the coast between Nordhordland and Stad, using the Directorate's own vessel Fjordgyn.
    • They targeted operators considered high-risk – particularly those heavily involved in transporting, de-licing, and slaughtering farmed fish.
    Animal welfareAquacultureFisheries
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  5. Regulation

    Norwegian Food Safety Authority clarifies ILA protection zone basis after new outbreak at Øksengård, Saltdal

    • On 23 September 2026, the fish disease ILA was found at a salmon farm called Øksengård in Saltdal. The farm was already inside a restricted zone created when ILA was found at the Storvika farm in Bodø.
    • On 24 September 2026, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority updated the rules to clearly name both farms as the reason for the zone — but the zone itself has not changed and no new bans have been added.
    AquacultureFisheries
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  6. Regulation

    ILA restriction zone around fish farm Sandnes Ø in Hadsel municipality automatically lifted 23 September 2026

    • The special rules around the fish farm Sandnes Ø in Hadsel, Nordland, have now ended. They were lifted automatically on 23 September 2026, two years after the core ban (the protection zone) was removed in 2024 — as the regulation requires.
    AquacultureLegislation
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  7. Regulation

    ILA outbreak confirmed at SalMar Oppdrett site in Namsos – restriction zone established 23 September 2026

    • Norway's Food Safety Authority set up a restriction zone on 23 September 2026 because the salmon disease ILA was found at a fish farm (Årnes) in Namsos, owned by SalMar Oppdrett AS.
    • SalMar alerted the authorities on 2 September 2026 after positive tests; the Norwegian Veterinary Institute confirmed the disease on 17 September 2026.
    AquacultureFood safety
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  8. News article

    Francisellosis confirmed at cod farm on Frøya – movement restrictions imposed

    • On 18 September 2026, the Food Safety Authority confirmed that fish at Pålskjæra in Frøya have francisellosis – a bacterial disease affecting fish – after laboratory tests by the Veterinary Institute.
    • The site is run by Norcod AS and produces farmed Atlantic cod for food. Fish cannot be moved without a special permit.
    Animal welfareAquacultureFood safety
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  9. Guideline

    New GTH-marking requirement for category 1 and 2 animal by-products to ensure traceability and prevent misuse in the food chain

    • Companies processing animal waste (category 1 and 2) and heating it to at least 80 degrees must now add a tracer substance called GTH to the end product.
    • At least 250 mg of GTH must be present per kilogram of fat, and it must be mixed evenly throughout the entire batch.
    Food safetyWaste and recycling
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  10. Regulation

    ILA outbreak at Storvika in Skjerstadfjorden triggers restriction zone across three municipalities in Nordland

    • The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) established a restriction zone regulation on 11 September 2026 after positive PCR results were reported by the Norwegian Veterinary Institute on 12 August 2026 and the ILA diagnosis was confirmed on 26 August 2026.
    • The outbreak is at marine site 32397 Storvika in Skjerstadfjorden, Bodø municipality, operated by Wenberg Fiskeoppdrett AS and Salten Stamfisk.
    AquacultureFood safety
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