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Norway working hard to dispel Chinese market perceptions around COVID-19 and salmon

"If China stops the trade in salmon, it can quickly spread to other markets," said Norwegian seafood federation exec.

17 June 2020 7:50 GMT Updated 17 June 2020 12:05 GMT

By Anders Furuset

Norway's Fisheries and Seafood Minister Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen arranged an emergency meeting with the country's seafood industry Monday to discuss the fallout from the discovery Friday of COVID-19 on a salmon chopping board in Beijing's Xifandi market.

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"This is a matter that we take most seriously," Deputy CEO of the Norwegian Seafood Federation Trond Davidsen told IntraFish sister publication DN.

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