Vietnam received two more warnings from the EU for exported frozen frog legs and pomelos

Published Oct 14, 2021

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The European Union has issued two warnings in September 2021 against Vietnamese export products, specifically frozen frog thighs and pomelos, for violations of food safety and hygiene regulations. The warnings were issued to Ngoc Ha Trading and Food Processing Co. Ltd for the presence of the banned substance Nitrofurans in frog thighs, and to "Nguyen Truc Thuy" for pomelos containing the prohibited substances Propargite and Fenobucarb. These contaminated products have been recalled or destroyed in France, Norway, and Switzerland. Vietnam's SPS Office has been notified and has been directed to review the production process and report the findings to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

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Specifically, in September 2021, the SPS Vietnam Office received a warning on food and feed safety from the European Union for Vietnamese export products due to violations of regulations on food safety and hygiene. food safety, specifically with export frog thighs and pomelos. Specifically, the European Union has warning number 2021.4784 dated September 2, 2021 for frozen frog thighs products of Ngoc Ha Trading and Food Processing Co., Ltd, located in Chau Thanh district (Tien Giang). The cause of the warning is due to the danger of containing the banned substance Nitrofurans (furazolidone) with a residue level of 17 µg/kg - ppb. The EU assesses this level of risk as serious. After being found to contain banned substances, France has recalled frozen frog thighs on the market; Switzerland destroys the product. The second warning number 2021.4761 dated September 6, 2021 of the EU is for pomelo products from the producer "Nguyen Truc Thuy", located in hamlet 1, Ho Phong town, Gia Rai ...

Source: Danviet