Testing practices of seafood exporters should be modified to meet standards and to improve the quality of products, said Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
The association proposed to socialize testing activities in order to satisfy increasing demand and to maintain food safety, by moving the testing phase forward from the exported consignments to the raw material.
This step was necessary because existing food safety policies on seafood exports have resulted in a loss of time and money for exporters, said VASEP deputy general secretary Nguyen Hoai Nam.
Testing fees for finished seafood products before export have almost doubled. Exporters must spend seven to 10 days procuring the samples for testing and implementing administrative procedures to control food safety.
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