Peru meets requirements to export aquaculture products to the European Union

Published 2024년 8월 14일

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Peru has received approval from the European Commission's DG SANTE to export fish and crustaceans from aquaculture to the EU market. This follows an audit and subsequent modifications by the National Fisheries Health Agency (Sanipes) to its 2024 control plans on residues in aquaculture, ensuring compliance with EU standards. The country can now export species such as trout, tilapia, and shrimp. Adjustments were made to address unauthorized antimicrobials and substances, and action levels for emamectin and cadmium were aligned with EU guidelines, ensuring proper control of residues, pesticides, and contaminants.

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Our country meets the conditions to export fish and crustaceans from aquaculture to the European market, according to DG SANTE. Following the audit carried out by the Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) of the European Commission, the National Fisheries Health Agency (Sanipes), an entity attached to the Ministry of Production (Produce), implemented modifications to its 2024 control plans on residues in aquaculture, with which Peru complied with what is necessary to continue on the list of countries that can export aquaculture products to the European Union (EU). Taking this into consideration, the hydrobiological products from aquaculture that the country can currently export to the EU are fish (trout, tilapia, paiche, paco, gamitana, among others) and crustaceans (shrimp). It should be noted that, based on observations in the DG SANTE audit, Peru made corrections regarding Groups A3c (antimicrobials not authorized for use in food-producing animals in the EU) ...

Source: Apnoticias