Vietnamese shrimp exporters worried about Japan's new rules on antibiotic residues

Published May 7, 2024

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The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has expressed concerns over the varying international standards for doxycycline residue levels in imported seafood, highlighting the discrepancy between the EU, China, and New Zealand's permissible limit of 100 ppb and Japan's much stricter regulations, which allow less than one-tenth of this limit without specifying a maximum residue level (MRL). VASEP is calling on the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to negotiate with Japanese authorities to potentially revise Japan's maximum permissible residue level of doxycycline to be in line with global standards.

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The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) highlighted that many countries do not test for doxycycline residues in imported seafood, and that limits vary, with the EU, China and New Zealand allowing up to 100 parts per billion (ppb). In contrast, Japan's regulations are much stricter: the maximum allowable threshold for chemical residues and antibiotics in imported seafood without a maximum residue level (MRL) is less than one-tenth of the limits set in other countries. VASEP calls on the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture ...

Source: Fishretail