– The farming industry must clean up – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country

– We had a good and constructive meeting. The farming industry has said that they want to clean up, says Fisheries Minister Cecilie Myrseth after a meeting with the farming industry and the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. The agenda for the meeting was fish welfare and disease in farming. This is happening after several cases in the media, including in news and DN, about the mass death of salmon, about problems with a number of diseases and a large amount of lice on the fish along the Møre and Westland coasts. – This is not how we want it, we have seen many examples recently where companies have proposed laws and regulations, says Myrseth. news has revealed that poorly farmed or unfarmed salmon was sent to the market where the salmon was sold as a premium product. Salmon with a number of diseases, such as gill disorders, parasites and heart diseases, are slaughtered and sold in shops as premium goods. Recently, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority has carried out unprepared checks on farms and believes that self-dead fish were on their way to consumers. The companies deny this. Measures The Fisheries Minister says that she expects the industry to take action, so that laws and regulations are no longer broken. The head of Seafood Norway promises that it will happen. – Violation of regulations is unacceptable and we have always emphasized that, says Geir Ove Ystmark, managing director of Seafood Norway. MEASURE: Seafood Norway by Geir Ove Ystmark attended the meeting in the Ministry of Fisheries, He promises that the farming industry will take action to clean up Photo: Tore Linvollen / news Training of employees in farming companies is among the measures that Seafood Norway will now advocate. – Aquaculture involves continuous improvement work and in light of recent incidents we must now take action, says Ystmark. DAMAGED SALMON: news has previously shown such images showing damaged salmon It is important to have a good dialogue between the parties with an industry that is concerned with the situation and that is concerned with securing its reputation. My aim is to look ahead to see how we can ensure a sustainable industry with a focus on animal welfare, says Myrseth. Within a few months, the ministry will present a parliamentary report on animal welfare.



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