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Feb. 13, 4 p.m. CET

Germans fear ‘negative’ TV programs that attack imported seafood

Remembering the backlash caused by the airing of 'The Pangasius Lie,' a TV program that damned the Vietnamese pangasius industry, seafood traders are nervous about a new TV program that targets the Thai shrimp industry.

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“This show, to air on Feb. 24, is made by the same people who made 'The Pangasius Lie,'” said Matthias Keller, managing director of German Fish Processors Association.

“We are mulling whether to inform the retailers and media beforehand [about the show] or wait for the program.”

Shrimp accounts for nearly 12 percent of the German market, when including molluscs.

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