Japan has again imposed all-out ethoxyquin tests on shrimp products imported from Vietnam instead of on only 30 percent of the shipments after recently finding the banned substance on some batches of products.
This decision has sparked grave concerns among local exporters, said the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
Shortly after the 30 percent ethoxyquin testing imposed on Vietnamese shrimp shipments was removed by Japan, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare constantly detected the banned residues on two Vietnamese shrimp shipments in only one week. Consequently, the importer reinstated the ethoxyquin testing percentage of 30 percent and then raised it to 100 percent until now.
