The Norwegian Seafood Council would like to clarify some misconceptions arising from WHO public food safety advice issued in response to the outbreak of Coronoavirus disease (COVID-19)
Public health advice from the World Health Organisation (WHO) encourages people to practice food safety by avoiding contact with and consumption of raw meat. Seafood is not mentioned and is not considered a likely transmitter of the virus. https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public
Consumers can continue eating Norwegian salmon sushi without fear of contracting the Coronavirus as a result.
Norwegian salmon is documented as a safe and healthy food and can be consumed raw as sushi and sashimi, even without freezing. The reason for this is that the salmon is exclusively fed on heat-treated dry feed, which does not contain any viable parasites. https://www.mattilsynet.no/language/english/fish_and_aquaculture/farmed_atlantic_salmon_and_rainbow_trout_are_safe_for_sushi_and_sashimi.31976
The farming of Norwegian salmon follows strict regulations ensuring food safety. In accordance with EU law, Norway annually monitors the content of various pharmaceuticals and environmental toxins in farmed fish. The Institute of Marine Research conducts the analyses on behalf of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. The yearly monitoring program and the results from the program is readily available to the public. Based on the findings in the monitoring program, there are no special recommendations when it comes to farmed Norwegian salmon.
Norwegian salmon is documented as a safe and healthy food. This is also why official health authorities urge a weekly intake of salmon. Please see below links for more information.
https://www.hi.no/en/hi/temasider/seafood/monitoring-seafood
https://nifes.hi.no/en/research-topics/seafood-safety/
https://nifes.hi.no/report/overvakning-oppdrettsfisk-2017/
Consumers can continue eating Norwegian salmon sushi without fear of contracting the Coronavirus as a result.
Norwegian salmon is documented as a safe and healthy food and can be consumed raw as sushi and sashimi, even without freezing. The reason for this is that the salmon is exclusively fed on heat-treated dry feed, which does not contain any viable parasites. https://www.mattilsynet.no/language/english/fish_and_aquaculture/farmed_atlantic_salmon_and_rainbow_trout_are_safe_for_sushi_and_sashimi.31976
The farming of Norwegian salmon follows strict regulations ensuring food safety. In accordance with EU law, Norway annually monitors the content of various pharmaceuticals and environmental toxins in farmed fish. The Institute of Marine Research conducts the analyses on behalf of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. The yearly monitoring program and the results from the program is readily available to the public. Based on the findings in the monitoring program, there are no special recommendations when it comes to farmed Norwegian salmon.
Norwegian salmon is documented as a safe and healthy food. This is also why official health authorities urge a weekly intake of salmon. Please see below links for more information.
https://www.hi.no/en/hi/temasider/seafood/monitoring-seafood
https://nifes.hi.no/en/research-topics/seafood-safety/
https://nifes.hi.no/report/overvakning-oppdrettsfisk-2017/
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