Vietnam: Imported grapes included in 2024 monitoring program

Published 2024년 11월 1일

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The Thai Pesticide Alert Network has reported high levels of pesticide residues in grapes imported from China, prompting concerns about food safety. In response, Vietnam has implemented strict food safety inspections for grapes imported from China under Decree 15 of the Government. So far, no violations have been found in the 10 grape samples tested. The Plant Protection Department in Vietnam is in contact with Thai authorities and international food safety channels to stay updated on the situation and ensure the safety of imported grapes.

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Regarding the information that the Thai Pesticide Alert Network (Thai-PAN) announced the results of testing grapes imported from China, showing that pesticide residues exceeded the permitted limit, the representative of the Plant Protection Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said that for grapes imported into Vietnam, the Department has included them in the Food Safety Monitoring Program in 2024. Mr. Nguyen Quang Hieu, Deputy Director of the Plant Protection Department, said that after testing 10 grape samples imported from China to Vietnam, the results showed that no samples violating Vietnam's food safety were detected. In Vietnam, food safety inspections for imported fruit shipments are carried out in accordance with the provisions of Decree 15 of the Government, detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Food Safety Law. Accordingly, grapes are inspected in the usual form of checking records and monitoring by specialized plant ...

Source: Vov