In 2007 all such key products as Pangasius, black tiger shrimp, freshwater giant prawn, tilapia, crabs, etc were tested and examined for residues of harmful chemicals. Sampling rates of each product have been implemented in line with requirements set by EU. Hygiene and Food Safety Control Programme has been applied to a hundred percent of bivalve mollusk harvesting regions. Strengthened examining systems have been applied in case of harmful algae density detected above permitted level.
In September of 2007 the EU inspector delegation visited Viet Nam and certified Vietnam’s Hygiene and Safety Control Programme on Bivalve Mollusk Regions as meeting requirements set by this bloc. Also Vietnam’s mollusk products have been widely accepted in such markets as EU, the U.S., Japan and South Korea, etc.
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