Aquaculture enterprises should strengthen the control of antibiotic residues

Ministry of Industry and Trade warned businesses to comply with aquaculture to protect the health of consumers and preserve the image and reputation for seafood VN

European market (Ministry of Trade and Industry) has issued a warning to businesses exporting seafood items especially catfish, tilapia in Vietnam should strengthen the control of residues of antibiotics and compliance with aquaculture regulations to protect the health of consumers and preserve the image and reputation for Vietnam seafood in the EU market.

The warning came as the Minister of Health, Welfare, Sports Netherlands recently confirmed in the media will strengthen the quality control of fish products from Southeast Asian aquaculture imports into the Netherlands and the EU in general .

National Agency for Food Trade Management (CBL) of the Netherlands also said it would closely examine and revise the regulations on antibiotic residues in the direction of adjusted indicators for antibiotic residues with imported seafood products.

The move stems from animal welfare Organisation of the Netherlands Wakker Dier found a half-acre catfish and tilapia containing antibiotic-resistant bacteria in 43 samples of fish imported from Southeast Asia including the products of Vietnam and Thailand. Although there is currently no sufficient legal basis to Holland EC proposal to restrict or ban the import of these commodities from Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries, but this information has seriously affected the psychology of consumers The Netherlands in particular and Europe in general. /.

Reporter / VOV.VN