(vovnews.vn) A delegation from the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) of the European Commission is in Vietnam to work on the national control systems that ensure food safety for seafood destined for exports to the EU.
The delegation will also monitor residues and contaminants in live animals and animal products as well as quality-control veterinary medicinal products during their visit from 11 to 21 September.
The delegation will focus their attention on the management of pre-processing establishments such as cultivation areas, raw material purchasing agents, and veterinary and food production factories.
The EU remains Vietnam’s second biggest seafood export market. Largely due to the the global economic crisis, exports to the EU have hovered around US$100 million a month in recent times, down 10-12 percent compared to the same period last year.