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Two Dogs Removed From Owners Due To Poor Living Conditions
The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) recently intervened to remove two dogs from their owners after determining that the animals were being kept in unacceptable conditions, reports RÚV. According to a statement on MAST’s website, the dogs were confiscated from their…
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Mould Detected In Froosh Smoothies
The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority, MAST, warns against the consumption of several batches of Froosh Strawberry, Banana & Guava smoothies imported by Core wholesaler. The product did not pass the quality control of the manufacturing process. The mould toxin patulin was…
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Icelandic Medicines Agency To Review Melatonin As Medicinal Product
Imports of melatonin-containing supplements, which are banned in Iceland, have steadily increased in the country, reports Fréttablaðið. [su_pullquote]We are having a summer sale on all our Icelandic soaps, scrubs, face masks, perfumes and more! These are all high-quality products made by Icelandic…
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Gross! E.Coli Bacteria Found In Icelandic Lamb Meat
It’s a fact universally known that Icelanders love stating if something is 100% Icelandic, whether it’s vegetables, the air you breathe, or the overpriced meat you’re paying for at restaurants. If you’re in Iceland, you would expect it to be 100% authentic…
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Car Crash Pigs Given Much Needed Rest Before Being Slaughtered
Yesterday we reported on the 114 pigs that had a car accident in Árnessýsla in the south of Iceland. Despite what was initially reported, sadly 30 pigs died in the crash and the rest were given emergency treatment for their trauma and…
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MAST Warns Against Dining Like Former Prime Minister
Just in case the lunch recently posted by former Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson got your mouth watering, the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) has some words of caution for you. Sigmundur both amused and soured a number of Icelanders with…
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Food Authorities Make Disputed Claims About Insect-Based Power Bar
The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) has made claims about the Jungle Bar that its creators have refuted as inaccurate and easily verifiable as such. In a recent interview with Vísir, MAST specialist Helga Margrét Pálsdóttir told reporters that Jungle Bar,…
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Pig Farms Under Scrutiny
Icelandic pig farms have been in the critical spotlight since photos were released showing pigs in cramped conditions. Farmers say the photos show an exception rather than the general state of things, but starting today pig farmers are obliged to follow new…
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Just FYI, It’s Illegal To Drown Mice
The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (IFVA) has published a reminder that it is illegal to drown mice in Iceland, reports RÚV. Increased reports of mouse infestations this fall has lead to the illegal use of mouse traps – some homemade –…