EU warns 19 Vietnamese seafood exporters about antibiotic residue
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [VNS] - December 22, 2014 -
HA NOI, 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.
In response to this concern, the NAFIQAD requested the 19 exporters to quickly investigate the case by obtaining seafood samples and testing these for antibiotics residue. The exporters were also asked to identify possible solutions to the issue. Reports on the case must be submitted to NAFIQAD by December 23.
The EC said it will impose a ban if Viet Nam fails to provide a reasonable explanation for the case and possible solutions by January 9, 2015.
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