<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Food safety</title><link>http://www.fisheries.no/aquaculture/general/</link><description></description><item><guid>1c2046c3-1607-41aa-a053-ed6406d34b8b</guid><title>Status report on the levels of undesirable substances and drug residues in farmed fish</title><link>http://www.fisheries.no/safe_seafood/Hygiene-and-safety/Status-report-on-the-levels-of-undesirable-substances-and-drug-residues-in-farmed-fish/</link><description>The National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) concludes that content of undesirable substances in Norwegian farmed fish shows low levels of substances in various species, and a decline in total dioxins and dioxin-like PCB in farmed salmon.</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:55:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>5c0ea8aa-ea8d-4647-9c05-549d90a867b3</guid><title>Control of fish feed producers and monitoring of feeding stuffs for fish</title><link>http://www.fisheries.no/safe_seafood/safety_seafood/monitoring_fish_feed/</link><description>On behalf of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority NIFES coordinates an annual surveillance of feeding stuffs for fish feed and other aquatic animals to ensure compliance with Norwegian and EU legislation and to gain knowledge on substances where upper limit has not yet been established. The programme has been in operation since 1996.</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:34:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>ad989ed0-342e-4d18-bc19-24336056c467</guid><title>Pharmaceuticals for farmed fish</title><link>http://www.fisheries.no/safe_seafood/safety_seafood/pharmaceuticals_farmed__fish/</link><description>&lt;p class="ingress"&gt;Norway has an elaborated system for control and monitoring of pharmaceuticals used for the treatment of disease of farmed fish. This system ensures that seafood products do not contain residues of illegal pharmaceuticals or residues of legal substances above internationally accepted levels (MRLs).&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:34:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>82f2835a-a5ca-46a0-b6b7-a2182ac23ced</guid><title>Monitoring of shellfish production</title><link>http://www.fisheries.no/safe_seafood/safety_seafood/monitoring_shellfish/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;The Norwegian Food Safety Authorities’ monitoring programme for shellfish started in 1999 in order to ensure that the hygienic quality of shellfish for human consumption complies with EU and Norwegain legislation. &lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:34:12 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>