Vietnamese pomelo and frog legs were recalled and destroyed by the EU because they were contaminated with banned substances

Published Oct 15, 2021

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Vietnam's Office of Notification and National Inquiry Point on Sanitation, Epidemiology and Quarantine has announced that the European Union (EU) has issued two warnings regarding Vietnamese export products for food safety violations. The first warning is for frozen frog thighs, which have been recalled in France and destroyed in Switzerland due to excessive residue of the banned substance nitrofurans. The second warning is for pomelo, which has been recalled in Norway due to the presence of propargite and fenobucarb, both at levels exceeding the permitted maximum. The Vietnamese office has instructed the relevant units to review and inspect the products, and request the manufacturers to identify the source of the contamination and take necessary measures.

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The Office of Notification and National Inquiry Point on Sanitation, Epidemiology and Quarantine of Vietnam (SPS) said that the EU had just issued a warning to two Vietnamese export products for violating regulations. on food safety in September. Specifically, the first warning bearing the number 2021.4784 for the product is frozen frog thighs with the measures taken to recall the product on the French market and destroy the product in Switzerland. This is shipment number G2100406 packed by Maison GrandJean corresponding to shipment number MP00755 of supplier Sabarot with unknown volume. The manufacturer is Ngoc Ha Trading and Food Processing Co., Ltd, located in Chau Thanh district, Tien Giang province. Hazards due to the banned substance nitrofurans (furazolidone) with a residue level of 17 µg/kg-ppb. The level of risk is serious. The remaining warning bears the number 2021.4761 with the product being pomelo. Norway conducts a product recall on the market. Lot No. 32/1; weight ...

Source: Vietnambiz