The Vietnamese Plant Protection Department has instructed certain areas to temporarily halt the export of specific fruits, following the discovery of contamination objects in batches of bananas, mangoes, jackfruit, durian and dragon fruit that were exported to China. The department had earlier been alerted by the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) about the contamination in the exports.
For instances where a notice of violation is received for the first time, the department instructs localities to temporarily halt the use of the affected growing area codes. These localities must inform the code owners to implement corrective actions and temporarily cease export operations to China. The codes will only be reinstated once the growing regions and packaging facilities have taken the necessary corrective measures in line with the requirements set by the General Department of Customs of China.
Source: vietnamnews.vn
