The Norwegian Food Safety Authority is a governmental body. Our goal is that consumers should have healthy and safe food and safe drinking water. We promote human, plant, fish and animal health, environmentally friendly production, and ethically acceptable farming of animals and fish. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority also performs duties relating to cosmetics and medicines, and inspects animal health personnel.
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority represents a merger of the Norwegian Animal Health Authority, the Norwegian Agricultural Inspection Service, the Norwegian Food Control Authority, the Directorate of Fisheries’ seafood inspectorate, and local government food control authorities.
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority
Prepares draft legislation
Gives information on legislation
Performs risk based inspections
Monitors food additives and contaminants, pathogens, natural toxins, and nutrients in foodstuffs
Inform about the developments in the food safety field
Is responsible for emergency planning concerning food safety, as well as plant, animal and fish health.
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority also provides expert advice to the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Fisheries and the Ministry of Health.
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority’s mission is to ensure:
Safe food
Healthy plants, terrestrial and aquatic animals
Ethically acceptable farming of animals and fish
Environmentally friendly production
High quality and honest production and trade
Innovation and progress in the food sector
A modern and effective organisation
Legislation administered by the Norwegian Food Safety Authority:
Act relating to food safety and plant and animal health
Act relating to the welfare of animals
Act relating to animal breeding (zootechnics)
Act relating to animal health personnel
Act relating to plant breeder's rights
Act relating to cosmetics