Bangladesh has got rid of a mandatory EU screening for exporting frozen fish after the country made progress in its residue monitoring system.
Earlier the European Union used to test 20 percent of frozen fish consignments from Bangladesh to keep its exporters under a continuous pressure to improve compliance.
The decision was posted in the official journal of the European Union on 16 November.
The lifting of the restriction, which was slapped two years ago, will cut delays in export and reduce costs.
“It will bring about changes in the negative mindset about our products abroad and increase confidence about our laboratory capability,” said Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdul Latif Biswas at the seminar. “Demands for our fisheries will rise,” he said.
The Department of Fisheries, and EU-United Nations Industrial Development Organisation co-organized the event at CIRDAP auditorium in Dhaka, focusing on emerging food safety issues and compliance.
