EU to Stop Testing for Antibiotic Residues for Fish Products from China

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EU to Stop Testing for Antibiotic Residues for Fish Products from China

European Union (EU) veterinary experts Friday in Brussel voted in favor of proposals to discontinue the re-enforced testing regime for antibiotic residues for certain fish products from China.

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European Union (EU) veterinary experts Friday voted in favor of proposals to discontinue the re-enforced testing regime for antibiotic residues for certain fish products from China.

The Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCFCAH) also voted to stop the systematic testing of shrimp imported from Vietnam and Pakistan.

EU suspended imports of products of animal origin from China inMarch this year after it claimed the detection of the antibiotic chloramphenicol in certain aquaculture and fishery products imported from China.

At that time, the decision said that this would be reviewed in the light of further information provided by the Chinese authorities and the results from increased testing on consignments arriving before 14 March.

In view of the favorable results of the test carried out on fish products during recent months, it was decided that re-enforced testing is no longer required for whole fish, gutted and de-headed fish and some species of fish fillets, said the SCFCAH in a statement.

Also on Friday, the SCFCAH voted in favor of a proposal to introduce testing for antibiotic residues in milk powder and artificial milk replacer used for animal feed imported from Ukraine and for poultry meat imported from Brazil.

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