EU team to visit Khulna shrimp factories
Sunday, 9 November 2008
KHULNA, Nov 08: A two-member inspection team of Food and Veterinary Mission of European Union (EU) will be arriving in Khulna to visit shrimp factories on November 14. They will visit different shrimp processing units including shrimp firms, Depots, Landing Centers, Laboratory and different infrastructures.
The future of export to European Countries of shrimp worth Tk 18 billion and foreign currency of the country per year depend on the opinion of the EU team.
Bangladesh Frozen Foods Exporters Association (BFFEA) sources said that the inspection team would come to Bangladesh on November 11. During their 10 day tour they will visit Khulna on November 14 and on that day, will visit Food inspection and Quality Control Office. On November 15, they will visit shrimp processing units, landing centers, vetenary medicine shops and other shrimp related infrastructures to monitor if the required standard for importing shrimp from the country was being maintained. On the second phase of inspection, the team will visit the Chittagong shrimp processing plants November 17 next as a part of their programme.
Shrimp exporters informed that EU team would inspect about the antibiotic of nitro furan in Bangladeshi's shrimp, the management of processing units and proper implementation of government and EU policy. Earlier, on October-2007, an EU team also visited Bangladesh.
Shrimp and Frozen Foods of Bangladesh are the second largest exportable items of Bangladesh. The country earn foreign currency on an average Tk 35 billion per year form this sectors. Of them, more or less 50 per cent are exported to European countries.
The future of export to European Countries of shrimp worth Tk 18 billion and foreign currency of the country per year depend on the opinion of the EU team.
Bangladesh Frozen Foods Exporters Association (BFFEA) sources said that the inspection team would come to Bangladesh on November 11. During their 10 day tour they will visit Khulna on November 14 and on that day, will visit Food inspection and Quality Control Office. On November 15, they will visit shrimp processing units, landing centers, vetenary medicine shops and other shrimp related infrastructures to monitor if the required standard for importing shrimp from the country was being maintained. On the second phase of inspection, the team will visit the Chittagong shrimp processing plants November 17 next as a part of their programme.
Shrimp exporters informed that EU team would inspect about the antibiotic of nitro furan in Bangladeshi's shrimp, the management of processing units and proper implementation of government and EU policy. Earlier, on October-2007, an EU team also visited Bangladesh.
Shrimp and Frozen Foods of Bangladesh are the second largest exportable items of Bangladesh. The country earn foreign currency on an average Tk 35 billion per year form this sectors. Of them, more or less 50 per cent are exported to European countries.