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THE
MINISTRY OF AQUATIC RESOURCES
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No:
07/2001/CT-BTS
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Hanoi, September 24, 2001
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DIRECTIVE
PROHIBITING THE
USE OF CHLORAMPHENICOL AND MANAGING CHEMICALS AND VETERINARY DRUGS IN THE
PRODUCTION OF AQUATIC GOODS
In late August and early September 2001, several
shrimp lots of Vietnam exported to EU were detected to be infected with
chloramphenicol, thus leading to a situation that the Europe Commission issued
Decision No. 2001/699/EC of September 19, 2001, requesting EU member countries
to force the chemical inspection of all shrimp lots exported or originated from
Vietnam, and to quickly inform the inspection results to all EU member
countries.
In order to maintain export tempo, protect the
prestige of Vietnam’s aquatic products on the world market, and avoid bad
consequences which may occur in the exportation thereof to the EU market, the
Minister of Aquatic Resources instructs:
1. To absolutely prohibit the use of
chloramphenicol in the whole process of producing aquatic breeds, rearing
aquatic animals, preliminary processing, preserving and processing aquatic
products. The use of other antibiotics in aquaculture shall have to strictly
comply with regulations of the Ministry of Aquatic Resources.
2. For the Aquatic Product Quality and Hygiene Supervision Control Center:
a) To implement in October 2001 the enhanced
inspection plan, covering:
- Taking samples for the enhanced inspection of
the norms of chemicals and veterinary drugs, especially chloramphenicol, in
aquatic farming areas, focusing on semi-intensive and intensive farming areas
and areas affected with epidemics;
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- Enhancing the inspection at the stage of
receiving raw material shrimps reared at aquatic product-processing
enterprises, taking samples of used water resources in order to test
chloramphenicol residue, controlling the use of preservative chemicals as well
as cleansing and disinfecting chemicals containing chloramphenicol (for
example: hand lotion or preparations for processing workers).
- Widely publicizing the results of such
inspection to processing enterprises, provincial/municipal Aquatic Resources
Services and aquacultural farms.
b) To coordinate with the Central Fishery
Promotion Center in organizing refreshing courses on the use of veterinary
drugs, chemicals and biological preparations in aquaculture for fishermen.
c) To send mails to the European Union�s
Com-mission to notify the latter of activities carried out to enhance the
inspection of residues of toxic chemicals, including chloramphenicol, in
Vietnamese aquatic products, and request the EU to notify Vietnam of the testing methods and equipment applied uniformly in the EU and countries
exporting aquatic products to the EU.
d) To make sum-up report to the Ministry of
Aquatic Resources before October 30, 2001.
e) Funding for the implementation of inspection
activities shall be provided as support from the source of funding for science
and technology.
3. The provincial/municipal Aquatic Resource
Ser-vices and Agriculture and Rural Development Services involved in the
management of aquatic products:
a) To disseminate this Directive to breeding
farms and farming ponds� owners, aquatic raw materials-gathering agents and
aquatic product-processing establishments, and coordinate with the latter in
inspecting the implementation thereof. To remind these subjects not to use
chloramphenicol in the production of aquatic goods. For cases where other
antibiotics have been used to prevent or treat ailments for aquatic animals, it
must be ensured that these antibiotics are suspended from use at least four
weeks before harvest.
b) To direct local inspection agencies and local
Fishery Promotion Centers to assume the prime responsibility and coordinate
with the Aquatic Product Quality and Hygiene Control Center and its branches in
performing jobs stated at Item a, Point 2.
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a) To ensure that all lots of raw materials are
bought from areas where harvest is permitted according to monthly reports by
the Aquatic Product Quality and Hygiene Control Center on the inspection of
residue of toxic chemicals in aquatic animals reared for export processing.
b) During the process of receiving raw
materials, to strictly control their quality, safety and hygiene, especially
those of shrimp lots originated from areas affected with epidemics. In this
period, enterprises shall have to regularly send samples of raw materials to
Branch IV of the Aquatic Product Quality and Hygiene Control Center for the latter to test the residue of antibiotics and chloramphenicol.
c) To strictly prohibit the use of cleansing and
disinfecting chemicals containing chloramphenicol (for example: assorted hand
lotions or skin medicines for use by workers in working time).
5. For the Aquatic Resources Protection
Department:
a) To assume the prime responsibility and
coordinate with the Aquatic Product Quality and Hygiene Control Center and the
Ministry’s Department for Science and Technology in studying documents issued
by CODEX, EU, the US and other countries, as well as those issued by Vietnamese
ministries and branches, so as to propose the Ministry to promulgate the lists
of veterinary drugs, chemicals and biological preparations allowed for
use/allowed for restricted use/ banned from use in aquaculture, post-harvest
preservation of raw materials, and processing of aquatic products.
b) To assume the prime responsibility in
inspecting the implementation of this Directive by aquatic breeding
establishments.
c) To coordinate with the Aquatic Product
Quality and Hygiene Control Center, the provincial/municipal Aquatic Resources
Services and Agriculture and Rural Development Services involved in the
management of aquatic products, Sub-Departments for Protection of Aquatic
Resources and local Fishery Promotion Centers in implementing the contents
mentioned in Item a of Point 2.
6. For the Central Fishery Promotion Center
To assume the prime responsibility and
coordinate with the Aquatic Product Quality and Hygiene Control Center and the Aquatic
Resources Protection Department in organizing refreshing courses on the
stipulations on the use of veterinary drugs, chemicals and biological
preparations in aquaculture for aquatic farmers.
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FOR THE MINISTER OF AQUATIC
RESOURCES
VICE MINISTER
Nguyen Thi Hong Minh