HCMC – Inspection teams of the European Union and the United States are in
Vietnam to supervise the quality of agro-aquatic products of local companies
with their shipments bound for these two markets.
The National Agro-Forestry-
Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (Nafiqad) now is receiving the foreign
inspectors.
Truong Dinh Hoe, general
secretary of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Producers and Processors, said
the inspections are carried out annually in order to evaluate the supervision
and management system of Vietnamese relevant authorities as well as checking
specific situations at aquatic farming areas and processors in the country.
“I think there is no need to
worry about the inspection,” Hoe asserted.
From last Thursday to tomorrow,
the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) of the EU has been checking residues of
toxic substances in animal and products of animal including aquatic products
and bee’s honey. They have also inspected veterinary drugs of a number of
enterprises and processors in Soc Trang, Dong Thap, Can Tho, Binh Thuan and
HCMC.
Besides, FVO has also inspected
the supervision system of State management agencies regarding the safety of
seafood products in provinces and cities to be exported to the European market.
A Nafiqad official accompanying
the EU inspectors during their job at two seafood processors on Monday said the
inspection result will be announced in Hanoi this Friday.
From September 9, two inspection
delegations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have also been
working in Vietnam for two weeks to inspect producers of cashew, sesame,
peanuts, dried fruits or processed products in Dong Thap, Long An, Binh Duong
and HCMC.
The U.S. delegation is also
expected to release the inspection results late this week.
Pham Thai - The Saigon Times
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