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Imported giant tiger prawn. (Photo: Stock File)
Indian contaminated shrimp refusals reach record level in 2016
(UNITED STATES, 1/6/2017)
Seven (2.6 per cent) out of the 270 seafood entry line refusals by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) between November and December of last year were of shrimp for reasons related to banned antibiotics.
Throughout the year 2016, FDA's refusals amounted to 133 shrimp consignments due to the presence of prohibited antibiotic remnants, the third highest number of refusals recorded since 2002.
Southern Shrimp Alliance explains that the sharp drop in the entry line of antibiotic-contaminated shrimp refusals between 2015 and 2016 was due to an Import Alert imposed by the FDA in early 2016 on shrimp imports from Malaysia. It highlights that since shrimp from Malaysia have left the US market, the number of total rejections has dropped substantially.
However, the Alliance points out that the massive increase in Malaysian shrimp refusals has masked the FDA’s focus on antibiotics in shrimp generally. If shrimp imported from Malaysia is excluded, FDA reports indicate that the agency refused more consignments of this crustacean for reasons related to antibiotics banned during 2016 than in any previous year for which data are available, as shown in the following graphic:
The total number of refusals in 2016 is largely attributable to three countries: India (95); Vietnam (17); and China (15).
The number of Indian shrimp entry lines refusals due to the presence of banned antibiotics reached an unprecedented level in 2016, which equals the record number of Chinese shrimp rejected in 2011.
The seven shrimp entry lines refused by the FDA for banned antibiotic contamination in November and December were from Vietnam and China, and were reported by four different FDA districts: Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Southwest District.
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