Norwegian authorities require that the Norwegian salmon farming industry takes environmental, economic and social conditions into account.
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How are farmed salmon treated? Norway’s legal framework ensures the welfare for Norwegian farmed salmon. Good fish health also contributes to the quality of the finished product.
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Does farmed salmon contain pollutants? Much of the food we eat contain small amounts of pollutants, and farmed salmon is no exception. However, the benefits of eating fish outweigh the negligible risk posed by the current levels of pollutants and other known contaminants.
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Farmed salmon for dinner? The Norwegian health authorities recommend that we include more fish in our diets. The Norwegian Directorate of Health recommends eating fish for dinner two to three times per week.
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Sustainability
The development of Norwegian salmon farming takes environmental, economic and social conditions into account. Sustainable development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainable development emphasizes environmental, economic and social conditions, and tries to find a good balance between these three aspects.
QUESTION:
How much antibiotics are used in the salmon production?
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In the last twenty years, national and international food authorities have not been able to find antibiotics in Norwegian farmed salmon. In 2016, 212 kilo active substance of antibiotics were used by the Norwegian salmon farming industry. This means that today, a miniscule 0,14 grams of antibiotics are used in the production per metric ton of salmon. In other words, antibiotics is today a non-issue in the Norwegian salmon industry. In fact, less than one percent of all farmed salmon from Norway are treated.
Food safety
In Norway, food safety has a high priority. In aquaculture this means having a regulated and transparent system to ensure that the seafood we produce and eat is safe.
Fish feed
Like other livestock farmed fish are fed regularly. The feed must have a content that satisfies the nutritional requirements for a healthy farmed salmon.
Fish farms
The aquaculture industry is regulated by a number of laws and many different regulations.According to the Aquaculture Act, farmed salmon must enjoy good health during the course of their life. Compared to many other countries, Norway has a good overview of the health of farmed fish. Did you for instance know that there are maximum 2,5 % fish and minimum 97,5 % water in a fish cage?
Contributors for salmonfacts.com
Norwegian Seafood Council
Norwegian Seafood is a marketing organization working with the Norwegian seafood industry.
en.seafood.noSjømat Norge
Seafood Norway (former FHL) is working to ensure good framework conditions for the Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture industry.
Sjømat Norge