US rejects antibiotic-tainted shrimp from China, Vietnam

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in July refused entry to three shrimp lines from China and Vietnam due to banned antibiotics usage. Through the first seven months of 2019, FDA shrimp refusals total 50, compared to 53 all of last year and 55 in all of 2017.

The three shrimp entry lines refused in July for veterinary drug residues were from two different exporters in China and Vietnam.

China-based Zhanjiang Longwei Aquatic Products Industry Co., Ltd. (China) , had two entry lines refused for breaded shrimp contaminated with veterinary drug residues by the Division of West Coast Imports on July 10.