A company’s frozen, ground bitter gourd leaf product was found by the EU to be in violation of the maximum residue level (MRL) of many active ingredients and banned substances.
According to the Vietnam SPS Office, the Food and Feed Safety Notification System of the European Union (EU) has just sent a notice stating that the frozen and ground bitter gourd leaves product of An Van Co., Ltd. Thinh (Address: 60 Ly Thuong Kiet, Ward 1, Bao Loc City, Lam Dong Province) was found to have violated the maximum allowable residue level (MRL) of many active ingredients and banned substances.
The product of ground bitter melon leaves is warned by the EU.
In which, some active ingredients have high residue levels such as: Thiamethoxam (54 mg/kg); Tebuconazole (26 mg/kg); Propiconazole (34 mg/kg); Diniconazole (86 mg/kg).
The country of this notification is the Netherlands, which has notified the consignee, and Finland, which has initiated the recall.
In addition to frozen, ground bitter melon leaves, Vietnam is also warned about marinated tea exported to Hong Kong. This product contains 3 banned substances, pesticide residues exceeding EU regulations, including: Chlorfluazuron (0.11 mg/kg); Imidacloprid (0.15 mg/kg) and Chlorpyrifos (0.043 mg/kg).
With the function of being the focal point for transparent information about SPS measures and regulations to WTO members, the Vietnam SPS Office has notified this issue to the Plant Protection Department and related units.
At the same time, the SPS Vietnam Office suggested the agencies according to their functions and assigned tasks to direct the inspection and ask the manufacturers with the mentioned products to review the stages in the management chain to determine the source of the problem. causes and remedial measures.
Dr. Ngo Xuan Nam, Deputy Director of SPS Vietnam Office shared: “If enterprises determine to export agricultural products and food to the EU market, domestic enterprises must standardize the raw material area, comply with and closely supervise them. Strictly follow the production process, ensure the harvest time, and the processing stages in accordance with the recommendations of the management agency.
Violations of EU regulations by enterprises will affect efforts to remove the inspection frequency of Vietnamese agricultural products of plant origin into the EU, as a breach of a business will affect all businesses. export of such goods to the EU”.
In addition to ground and frozen bitter melon leaves, the EU also warns that chili products contain substances exceeding the allowable residue threshold.
In case the product is at risk of contamination or excess residue, Mr. Nam recommends businesses to immediately review and check carefully. In addition, the purchase of products from farmers and traders should also be recorded and closely monitored the farming process to ensure that it meets the requirements of the importing country.
Two bitter melon products are among the seven warnings on food products of plant origin that EU members have sent to the SPS Vietnam Office since June 1.
In addition, on July 8, Norway also sent a notice about pangasius fillet products of a company in Ho Chi Minh City due to containing banned substances leucomalachite green, malachite green.
Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development worked with the EU High Commissioner for Agriculture to promote cooperation and trade in agricultural products between the two sides. At the meeting, your side highly appreciated Vietnam’s compliance with SPS regulations under the EVFTA framework, as shown by making a list of facilities in the production chain and implementing the principle of material zoning.
The High Commissioner for Agriculture also emphasized that SPS-related issues are the most important factor to promote trade cooperation between the two sides.
According to Nongghiep.vn
