Deputy Director of SPS Vietnam Office: Vietnam's dragon fruit exports to the UK are still taking place normally

- First of all, it must be affirmed that to date, the Vietnam SPS Office has not received any warnings about Vietnamese dragon fruit violating the UK's food safety regulations in the first 6 months of 2023, and the export Exporting dragon fruit to the UK is still happening normally. According to international practice and the UKVFTA Agreement, if each party's goods fully meet the importer's regulations, they can be imported normally and a ban is not allowed if the goods fully meet the requirements. food safety requirements. Currently, Vietnam pays special attention to the quality of agricultural products and food safety management, disease safety, and organizes production according to market signals, so Vietnamese dragon fruit has been exported to many countries and regions. territory. Particularly in the UK market, from 2020 to July 2023, Vietnam exported 625 tons of dragon fruit to this market, while exporting to the EU market was about 2,000 tons/year. And in the first 6 months ...