Move to improve standard of shrimp sector
Thursday, 10 June 2010
FE Report
The government plans to introduce registration and licensing systems for fish and shrimp hatcheries and feed producing industries in a move to improve safety standards set out by global buyers, said fisheries minister Md Abdul Latif Biswas Wednesday.
"All the stakeholders should work together to overcome the present crisis for sustainability of the shrimp sector," the minister told a seminar in the city.
He was speaking at the seminar styled 'SFIQC-BQSP-Fisheries Activities and Achievements' jointly organised by Fish Inspection and Quality Control Services Project, Department of Fisheries and Bangladesh Quality Support Programme (BQSP) in association with EU-UNIDO.
Fisheries and Livestock Secretary Sharful Alam, Department of Fisheries Director General Md Mojibur Rahman and BQSP-UNIDO Chief Technical Advisor David Holbourne attended the programme.
The minister said the country's earnings from the frozen food sector have reduced due to global economic crisis, environmental disasters, climate change impacts and self-imposed ban on prawn export.
"The recent frequent Rapid Alert Notification and some rejection of the fresh water prawns from EU market have further threatened the shrimp export industry," he said.
Mr Biswas admitted the limitation of expertise and adequate laboratory facilities to assess the residue status and find out the sources and routes of different antibiotic contaminations.
The government plans to introduce registration and licensing systems for fish and shrimp hatcheries and feed producing industries in a move to improve safety standards set out by global buyers, said fisheries minister Md Abdul Latif Biswas Wednesday.
"All the stakeholders should work together to overcome the present crisis for sustainability of the shrimp sector," the minister told a seminar in the city.
He was speaking at the seminar styled 'SFIQC-BQSP-Fisheries Activities and Achievements' jointly organised by Fish Inspection and Quality Control Services Project, Department of Fisheries and Bangladesh Quality Support Programme (BQSP) in association with EU-UNIDO.
Fisheries and Livestock Secretary Sharful Alam, Department of Fisheries Director General Md Mojibur Rahman and BQSP-UNIDO Chief Technical Advisor David Holbourne attended the programme.
The minister said the country's earnings from the frozen food sector have reduced due to global economic crisis, environmental disasters, climate change impacts and self-imposed ban on prawn export.
"The recent frequent Rapid Alert Notification and some rejection of the fresh water prawns from EU market have further threatened the shrimp export industry," he said.
Mr Biswas admitted the limitation of expertise and adequate laboratory facilities to assess the residue status and find out the sources and routes of different antibiotic contaminations.