Foreign importers of Vietnamese seafood will send delegations to the country this year to assess product quality, a Vietnamese official has said.
Nguyen Nhu Tiep, head of the Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Forestry Quality Management, said the first delegation, from South Korea, would come some time next week.
Experts from South Korea’s Food and Drug Administration would inspect 28 producers of seasoned dried amberjack, he said.
U.S. inspectors are expected to arrive in May to check aquaculture breeding farms.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials would appraise the country's regulations on the use of chemicals and antibiotics in aquaculture and its systems for verifying the safety of fisheries exports to the U.S., he said.
They will also inspect producers, distributors, and retailers of feed and medicines used by the industry.
