Food Safety Authority Director Harald Gjein Resigned

Heads roll at food safety authority – Norway’s News in English – www.newsinenglish.no

The head of Norway’s state regulatory agency in charge of animal- and food safety (Mattilsynet) resigned Friday, in the midst of a rising scandal. Harald Gjein’s resignation comes after state broadcaster NRK revealed an incorrect and seriously flawed report by the state regulator on a fur farmer in Rogaland that has brought the regulator’s credibility into question.

Name: Harald Gjein

Continent: Europe

Country: Norway

Company: Food Safety Authority

Position: Director

Reason: Resigned

Announcement Date: May 23, 2019, 10:00pm

Resignation Date: May 23, 2019, 10:00pm

Source 1: https://www.newsinenglish.no/2019/05/24/heads-roll-at-food-safety-authority/