Testing laboratories shut down, 2000 containers of Vietnamese durians stranded

Published 2025년 10월 27일

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Core tip: According to Vietnamese media reports, due to the temporary closure of the durian export testing laboratory (for heavy metals cadmium and alkaline young yellow), nearly 2,000 containers of Dak Lak province durians are stranded at border ports and warehouses. Some batches of durians have been stranded for 10-15 days, and the price of grade A durians in the warehouse has dropped from over 100,000 Vietnamese dong/kg to 80,000 dong/kg (21.7 yuan/kg).

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The chairman of the Duong Le Province Durian Association, Le Anh Trung, stated that starting from October 11, the laboratory responsible for pesticide residue testing of exported durians stopped accepting samples and has not yet returned the test results for previously submitted batches. This has caused enterprises to be unable to obtain test safety certificates and has forced them to stop purchasing. Currently, hundreds of durian orchards in the region, which are in the midst of the harvest season, are facing the dilemma of their fruits either falling and rotting after ripening or having to be sold at low prices to small traders. A laboratory located in northern Vietnam informed export companies in a notice that it would suspend sample registration and sampling services from October 21 to October 27 for system maintenance and upkeep, with operations expected to resume in the afternoon of October 27. The institution explained that the suspension was to ensure the stability and ...

Source: Foodmate