Enrofloxacin plaguing Vietnam shrimp exports

Vietnamese shrimp exporters have had 56 shipments to Japan rejected because of excessive levels of the bactericidal agent enrofloxacin, according to the Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Vietnam had to re-import the shipments.

Similarly, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency placed six Vietnamese seafood exporters on its Mandatory Inspection List between October and December of 2011 for fluoroquinolone (enrofloxacin) violations, this time involving catfish.?Exporters whos…


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