All Seafood Exports to North America to Be Examined
The Ministry of Fisheries has decided to examine all consignments of seafood bound for North America in order to ensure the quality of the export products.
Under the decision, exporters must have 100 per cent of their consignments examined for quality and food safety before shipment to the US and Canada. Examination for antibiotic residues and chemical substances will be carried out on basa and tra fish, shrimp and crabmeat.
Shipments to the US only will be tested for Malachite Green (MG), Leucomalachite Green (LMG) and Fluoroquinolone (Enrofloxacin, Ciprofloxacin and Flumequine) in basa and tra fish, Chloramphenicol (CAP), Nitrofurans (NTRs) in shrimp and Chloramphenicol in crabmeat.
Shipments to Canada will be examined for Chloramphenicol; MG and LMG in tra and basa fish.
The move aims to help Vietnamese enterprises minimize all risks of facing strict food safety and hygiene requirements raised by the US and Canada as shipping their seafood products to the countries.
At present, earnings from seafood shipment to the US are reportedly accounting for more than 30 per cent of the country's total seafood export value. The seafood exports to the US are mostly tra and basa catfish.
The country is, meanwhile, expected to gain revenue of US$50 million from seafood exports to Canada this year, up 30 per cent against that of last year.
In the first ten months of this year, seafood exports fetched up nearly US$2.2 billion, representing an on-year rise of 12.4 per cent, according to the Government Statistic Office.
(Source: VASEP, Youth)
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