According to information from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development , in the first 8 months of 2023, the export turnover of agricultural, forestry and fishery products of our country is estimated at 33.21 billion USD, down 9.5%. Particularly, the export value of the aquatic products group reached 5.68 billion USD, down 25.1% over the same period in 2022. The reason for this decline, besides the purchasing power of the market, is also the fact that major importing countries apply new requirements on technology, traceability, and increased inspection in exporting countries.
Releasing fish to supplement aquatic resources for Dau Tieng Lake.
In the first month of June 2023, the European Commission sent a delegation to inspect food safety conditions in the production, preliminary processing, processing and preservation chain of Vietnam's exported aquatic products and discovered a number of shortcomings and limitations in hygiene conditions of establishments in the production and processing chain, especially at establishments in the initial production stage (fishing and aquaculture); the effectiveness and efficiency of law enforcement in state management is not high.
To proactively overcome errors in the control system, continue to maintain the reputation of quality and food safety of aquatic products in the province. The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to advise the Provincial People's Committee to complete the organization, apparatus, assignment and decentralization of tasks to manage production and business establishments not subject to food safety certification and food safety management in the agricultural, forestry and fishery sector in the province according to regulations of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
At the same time, direct affiliated units to strictly manage facilities that are required to be granted certificates of food safety eligibility, and seriously carry out appraisal, assessment, and issuance of certificates of food safety eligibility.
Statistics update the list of fishing vessels under 15m in length, small-scale aquaculture facilities... Develop a plan to periodically inspect and monitor food safety conditions, promote the signing of commitments to ensure food safety, and inspect the implementation of commitments according to regulations.
People catch fish on the Vam Co Dong River.
Organize verification, traceability and strict handling of food safety violations in accordance with the law (including applying measures to suspend operations, revoke licenses, and publicize violations), immediately deploy measures to prevent and handle violations when identifying breeding facilities using banned chemicals and antibiotics; organizations and individuals buying and selling veterinary drugs and banned chemicals.
Strengthen inspection, examination and handling of responsibilities in the enforcement of laws on food safety management of agricultural, forestry and fishery products for affiliated agencies and units, especially in the performance of state management tasks on aquaculture, exploitation, purchase and preliminary processing of aquatic products.
Training, fostering, and improving the qualifications of civil servants, public employees, and inspectors; conducting appraisals, inspections, and monitoring of food safety conditions at primary production facilities (aquaculture facilities, fishing vessels) to meet current regulations. Initially, implementing for facilities in the seafood production and export chain to the EU.
Create a channel to receive and handle reports on food safety violations in aquaculture production and business, purchase and sale of aquatic veterinary drugs and banned chemicals, and implement registration of cage aquaculture, key aquaculture species regarding registration conditions and certification of eligibility for aquaculture.
The Department of Information and Communications coordinates with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and relevant units to strengthen propaganda and guidance for seed production facilities and aquaculture facilities to meet food safety conditions and register with competent authorities to inspect and issue certificates of facilities meeting food safety conditions.
Shrimp farming model in tarpaulin-lined tanks in Ninh Son ward, Tay Ninh city.
The provincial police organize investigations, prevent, arrest and strictly handle organizations and individuals producing and trading chemicals and banned antibiotics in agricultural production.
The Provincial Border Guard Command coordinates with relevant units and local authorities to inspect and control border gates, trails, and openings in border areas, promptly detect and strictly handle cases of trading and transporting banned chemicals and antibiotics in agricultural production.
Districts, towns and cities coordinate with relevant agencies to investigate and thoroughly handle violations in the production and trading of environmental treatment and improvement chemicals, agricultural materials in aquaculture and aquatic exploitation that have not been licensed for circulation in Vietnam.
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