“We’re delighted to see that once again, tests done on Norwegian farmed fish shows no sign of exceeding limits on harmful substances or pollutants. This shows that Norway’s rigorous monitoring scheme give consumers globally the confidence to eat farmed Norwegian fish that has a clean bill of health,” said Martin Skaug, director of communications at the Norwegian Seafood Council, in a press release. Samples are taken both from fish farms, covering all life stages, and from slaughterhouses to represent fish ready for market. The monitoring looks for illegal substances, veterinary medicines, environmental pollutants and, in the case of smoked fish, PAH residues from the smoking process. Monitoring illegal substances, medicines and environmental pollutantsNo residues of illegal drugs were detected in the newest monitoring.