The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will invite experts of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) to Vietnam, with Australian experts coming first, to monitor the farming process for exported shrimp in the country.
According to the ministry, a number of nations have issued warnings against Vietnamese shrimp in recent times.
In July this year, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) started categorizing imported food in Australia into two groups, including food that poses a medium-high risk to human health and food that needs supervision.
The organization also set testing rules for Vietnamese seafood. At present, Vietnam is the fourth-biggest seafood supplier of Australia.
Following FSANZ’s move, a delegation of the agriculture ministry went to Australia to deal with matters relating to Vietnam’s seafood exports.
Australia allows fresh shrimp imports from Vietnam, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia. The foreign nation consumes 50,000-60,000 tons of shrimp a year and half of the volume is imported.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development early this month issued Decision 4088/QD-BNN-TY on a plan to monitor shrimp farming to make sure shrimp meets requirements for export.
The ministry will seek help from OIE experts on supervising Vietnam’s shrimp farming. The purpose is to establish shrimp farms that meet OIE’s epidemic safety requirements. They will get certificates so as to sell shrimp products to Australia and other countries.
Nguyen Thi Hoang Thuy, who works at the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia, told the Daily in an email on October 12 that the agency has supported Vietnam enterprises to export to Australia, frequently updates Australia’s regulations and conducts market research there.
Businesses can contact the agency to get information to penetrate and boost export to Australia in the coming time. According to the agency, Vietnam has advantages in fruit and seafood exports to Australia.
Vietnam has been the biggest exporter of processed shrimp to Australia over the past five years.
Source: https://m.vietnambreakingnews.com
Key words: Australian experts, to monitor, shrimp farming, in Vietnam.
