Norwegian Food Safety Authority - Northern Region

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Remarks: * = If a name is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies a direct translation from Norwegian to English. The translation is thus not necessarily the official one (if any exists at all).

Creation information

Creation type: Founding by merger

Date: 01.02.2015

Name at founding: Norwegian Food Safety Authority - Northern Region

Merged bodies:: Norwegian Food Safety Authority - Regional Office for Troms and Finnmark; Norwegian Food Safety Authority - Regional Office for Nordland

Closure information

Closure type: Ending by complex reorganization

Date: 30.04.2025

Related units:: * Aquaculture Supervision Division; * Terrestrial Animal and Slaughterhouse Inspection Division; * Plants, Feed and Drinking Water Inspection Division; * Food and Border Control Inspection Division

Latest key info

Sikt id number: 57515

Name: Norwegian Food Safety Authority - Northern Region

Short name: Mattilsynet - Region Nord

Affiliations: Other public administration body (from 01.02.2015)

COFOG: 04 Economic affairs

Superior ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Superior body: * Norwegian Food Safety Authority inspection divisions

Main affiliation category: Body part of group subordinated ministry

Located: 1870 Sortland

Organization number: 986309152

Organizational Principles: Geografi