Japan removed regulation of 100 percent Ethoxyquin testing on Vietnam shrimp
On January 21st 2014, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (MHLW) issued official announcement on increasing maximum residue limits (MRL) of Ethoxyquin (an anti-oxidant substance used in shrimp feed production) on Vietnam shrimp imported into the market. The new MRL is 0.2 ppm, 20-fold increase from the current level of 0.01ppm. Moreover, Japan decided to lift the regulation of 100 percent Ethoxyquin testing on Vietnam’s shrimp imported into the market.
Japan was the largest importer of Vietnam shrimp with import value of over US$600 million for many past years. Ethoxyquin inspection downgraded Japan to the second position behind the U.S. in 2013.
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