Russia: Primorsky International Flight Line identified molds in a large batch of anchovies from Vietnam

Samples from the products were taken by an inspector of the Primorsky interregional department of Rosselkhoznadzor at a temporary storage warehouse in Vladivostok and transferred for research to the Primorsky International Water Line. The study was conducted as part of enhanced laboratory control over the products of an enterprise from the Vietnamese province of Binh Thuan. Previously, similar violations were identified in the company’s products; in the future, samples are taken to confirm the quality and safety of new batches. According to the test report dated September 26, yeast and molds were detected in the products 22 times higher than the maximum permissible standard. This is a violation of the requirements of the technical regulations of the Customs Union “On the safety of food products” and “On the safety of fish and fish products”. As Primorsk International Air Line specialists explain, the appearance of mold fungi could be caused by violations of the technological ...