Monday, February 14, 2011

Aquaculture processors face closer scrutiny in Vietnam

Food-safety inspections of seafood processing plants will be stepped up this year, the National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (Nafiqad) has warned. It follows up on a circular issued late last month by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) which called for clearly indicating origins and withdrawing products that do not meet quality and safety standards.

The moves seek to bolster exports of aquaculture produce by ensuring their quality following widespread reports of quality violations late last year. Following an inspection of 30 Vietnamese aquaculture companies last month, Ukraine's State Committee for Veterinary Medicine approved only 10 of them to export to Ukraine.

Analysts said Ukraine was a promising market that could become a big buyer of Vietnamese seafood but the market's high quality requirements could pose a big challenge for Vietnamese exporters. MARD has urged people's committees in key provinces – mostly in the Mekong River Delta, like Ca Mau, Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, and Kien Giang to step up oversight of aquacultural products through the supply chain until reaching the processing stage. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers.
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