Japan’s warning against seafood exporters
(VOV) - Fourteen domestic seafood exporters have been warned against their violation of Japan’s food safety regulations against chemical and antibiotic residues.
They were mentioned in a list released by the National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
It claimed at some Vietnamese seafood products contain Enrofloxacin, Chloramphenicol and Ethoxyquin residues that are higher than the permitted level.
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NAFIQAD said that all export items the 14 blacklisted businesses will be strictly inspected.
Japan is currently one of Vietnam’s key export markets. In the first nine months of this year, domestic businesses earned more than US$740 million in export revenue from Japan (nearly 18 percent from seafood).
Japan is a demanding market that requires high-quality products, especially imported seafood.