FDA Signs Partnership With Ecuador To Strengthen Food Safety In Shrimp Imports
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Late last week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that they signed a Regulatory Partnership Arrangement (RPA) with Ecuador’s seafood regulatory authority. The RPA, the “first of its kind,” is intended to strengthen food safety in shrimp that’s intended for the U.S. market.
Ecuador is the second largest exporter of shrimp into the U.S., with India taking the top spot. In 2022 the U.S. imported a total of 440,508,584 lbs. of shrimp from Ecuador. Year-to-date Ecuador has shipped 225,943,750 lbs. of shrimp into...
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