ANTI-BIOTIC TESTS
September 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union is to abandon special testing of fish from China, because it no longer considers there is a serious risk of these exports being significantly contaminated with restricted anti-biotics. It has taken the same decision for shrimp shipments from Vietnam and Pakistan. However, tests will be introduced for Ukrainean milk powder and Brazilian poultry.
THE EUROPEAN Union is to abandon special testing of fish from China, because it no longer considers there is a serious risk of these exports being significantly contaminated with restricted anti-biotics. It has taken the same decision for shrimp shipments from Vietnam and Pakistan. However, tests will be introduced for Ukrainean milk powder and Brazilian poultry.
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