The EU issued a warning on Vietnam's frog thighs and pomelos in violation of food safety

Frozen frog thighs and pomelo products found to be in violation of food safety and hygiene are all recalled from the market or destroyed.

Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point (Vietnam SPS for short) have just sent a document to The National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (hereinafter referred to as NAFIQAD), Plant Protection Department (NPPOs) about the warning EU notification for Vietnamese export products due to violations of food safety regulations in September 2021.

In September 2021, SPS Vietnam received two EU food and feed safety warnings for Vietnamese exports due to violations of food safety regulations.

Specifically, warning number 2021.4784 dated September 2, 2021, for frozen frog thighs products because of the banned substance nitrofurans (furazolidone) with a residue level of 17 µg/kg-ppb. Because the risk level is assessed as serious, in France the product has been recalled on the market, in Switzerland using the method of product destruction.

Frozen frog thighs products are warned about food safety by the EU (Vietnamnet)

Warning number 2021.4761 dated September 6, 2021, with pomelo products, Norway recalls the product on the market; shipment No. 32/1; weight 7.1 kg. Hazards due to the banned substances propargite 0.23 ppm and fenobucarb 0.032 ppm, the allowable residue levels under Directive No. 91/414/EEC for these two substances are at 0.01 ppm; The level of risk is unspecified.

According to the announcement of SPS Vietnam, Nitrofurans are a group of drugs commonly used as antibiotics or antimicrobials, the structural component identified is a furan ring with a nitro group. According to EU regulation No. 37/2010 dated December 22, 2009, active ingredients Nitrofurans (including furazolidone) are banned substances that are not allowed to be used, with maximum residue levels (MRLs) of zero.

Propargite is an insecticide commonly used to control spiders, according to Circular No. 10/2020/TT-BNNPTNT dated September 9, 2020, of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, which has licensed over 10 commercial products. According to EU regulation No. 2018/832 dated 0/6/2018 at residue levels (MRLs) from 0.01-4 ppm depending on the type of product, especially for oranges regulated at the highest level of 4 ppm.

Fenobucarb is an insecticide commonly used to kill brown planthoppers, leaf curlers, stem borers,... according to Circular No. 10 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, which has licensed over 60 commercial products. According to directive 91/414/EEC, the maximum residue level on this product is 0.01 ppm.

On that basis, the SPS Vietnam suggested that businesses should pay attention to strictly comply with the regulations of the import market, ensure that they are not warned of violations, and avoid affecting the reputation of enterprises.

For aquatic products, it is necessary to control, manage and use in accordance with regulations on the quality of animal feed in aquaculture and strictly control hazards that cause food insecurity during preliminary processing and processing;

For fruit products, it is necessary to control, manage and use in accordance with regulations on plant protection chemicals, strictly control hazards that cause food insecurity during preliminary processing and packaging.

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