National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research
Research on nutrition;
feed for fish and fish as food

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Indication that seafood may help

Ingressbilde: Torsk ingressbilde 16.06.10 A balanced and varied diet is important for good health. Here seafood has a natural role, in the same way as fruit and vegetables. Nevertheless, our consumption of fish is still too low, despite the strong case that can be made for eating more.
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Status report on the levels of undesirable substances and drug residues in farmed fish

Ingressbilde: Atlantisk laks 05.06.10 NIFES has been monitoring the content of undesirable substances in Norwegian farmed fish since 1994. The status of samples collected in the course of 2009 shows low levels of these substances in various species of farmed fish, and a decline in total dioxins and dioxin-like PCB in farmed salmon. Monitoring thus provides documentation that farmed salmon conforms to regulations on seafood safety.
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Incresead surveillance of delousing agents in farmed fish

Ingressbilde: Analyse av fremmedstoff i fisk 06.05.10 Due to the increased use of delousing agents in fish farming, additional fish samples has been analysed for diflubenzuron and teflubenzuron. The results showed no residues of these chitin synthesis inhibitors in fish filets, and therefore document good food safety with respect to these agents.
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