Japan hails Vietnam’s seafood safety

Japanese experts praised the management and control of seafood safety and hygiene at Vietnam’s processing factories, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has said.

A delegation from the Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau (PFSB) under the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is currently present in Vietnam to inspect the country’s seafood safety and hygiene system.

During the March 14-19 working visit, the delegation focuses on assessing the management and distribution of veterinary medicines as well as measures to control forbidden chemical and antibiotic residues in Vietnamese seafood products exported to Japan.

The delegation will examine five seafood processing factories and fishing port in Phan Thiet in the central province of Binh Thuan.

At a working session with the Japanese delegation, representatives from the National Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Quality Administrative Directorate of Vietnam (NAFIQAD) suggested cooperation in assessing the department’s capacity to respond to the results of inspection in order to avoid double inspection of Vietnam’s seafood exported to Japan.

A PFSB representative recommended NAFIQAD cooperate with many relevant ministries and agencies in identifying and upgrading prohibited aquaculture facilities as well as supervising and controlling the sale of veterinary medicine.

Tags: Vietnam Seafood, Vietnam seafood exports, Vietnam seafood sector