In the first half of 2007, hundreds of batches of food exported by Vietnam to the US were refused due to being found unhygienic, according to an official announcement on the website of the US’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
In this period, a total of 240 batches of goods sent by Vietnam were refused by the US for not meeting the US’ hygienic standards.
According to FDA’s website, in those six months, this agency returned tens of batches of goods each month to Vietnam due to hygienic problems. January had the lowest number of batches returned, 19, and March saw the highest number with 56 batches. Most recently, in June, 35 batches of food of Vietnam were deemed unsuitable.
Those batches included different kinds of foods such as girdle cakes, cakes, candies, spring rolls, spices, pepper, coffee, meat, seafood.
American agencies have found the presence of many substances that are not good for health, for example Salmonella, which can cause diarrhoea, chloramphenicol, Aflatoxin and many components that are not named on the label.
Processed foods of many reputed companies in Vietnam like Mekophar, Acecook (Acecook VietNam Co., Ltd.); Seaspime, Frozen Food Company No. 4, Cau Tre Enterprise, Trung Nguyen Coffee Enterprise were also returned.
Source: VNE
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