NORWAY FOOD WATCHDOG ENSURES HYGIENE STANDARDS AT NORTURA MEAT PLANT

THE NORWEGIAN Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) has issued a notice of censure regarding deficient hygiene standards at a meat plant run by major Norway meat processor Nortura.Its Gilde plant facilities, in Steinkjer, were spotlighted following a site visit by health and safety inspectors.Nortura has been instructed by the authority to correct outstanding deficiencies and bring the plant up to standard pending a follow-up audit. Nortura has accepted the censure. The company said the deficiencies detected by the authority were due to a temporary lapse in ...


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