US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will inspect reality of Viet Nam’s catfish control system in next months, according the National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD).
Recent mass fish deaths in the central provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh,
Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue did not affect the supply or safety of
export aquatic material as well the quality of seafood products.
The Directorate-General for Health and Consumers under the European Committee (EC) has issued a warning to 19 Vietnamese seafood exporters over the excessive antibiotics residue detected in their frozen seafood.
The National Agro-Forestry Fisheries Quality Assurance (Nafiqad) under
the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has asked Russia to
ease restrictions on Vietnamese seafood exports to the Eurasian Economic
Community.
Viet Nam will join the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) in
granting certificates for seafood exports to the European Union (EU),
the government portal chinhphu.vn reported last Saturday.
Russia has lifted a ban on seafood products from three more Vietnamese
companies, raising the number of Vietnamese companies allowed to export
seafood products to the European country to 10.
Russia''s Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) has
lifted a temporary ban on seafood imports from seven Vietnamese
businesses into the Russian market.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with Argentina on
agro-fisheries export will open up business opportunities for Vietnamese
seafood processors, according to NAFIQAD.