Vietnam suspends exports of some molluscan bivalve products to EU following EU inspection
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [VNS] - September 23, 2014 -
Hanoi, The European Union has asked Vietnam to stop its export of bivalve mollusc products to the bloc, the National Agriculture-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD) said.
The request was made after an EU delegation detected two serious violations of food safety regulations for bivalve products during its fact-finding tour to Vietnam from September 9-16.
The mission concluded that Vietnam's blanched noble scallop (Mimachlamys nobilis) flesh had not been heat-treated in accordance with EU standards before being exported to Europe.
Meanwhile, a number of seafood products processed in Vietnam and exported to the EU were found to contain traces of noble scallops and ark clams (Anadara subcrenata) contaminated with lipophilic toxins...
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