Shrimp

First-of-its-kind agreement between US, Ecuador establishes new food safety protocols for imported shrimp

Lawmakers mandated the FDA to consider and develop new options to improve the regulation of imported farmed shrimp, including separate RPAs with India, Ecuador and Indonesia.

Ecuador Production Minister Daniel Legrada, left, Ecuador Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Andres Arens Hidalgo, center, and Donald Prater, associate commissioner for imported food safety at U.S. Food and Drug Administration signed a deal to improve food safety of imported shrimp.
Ecuador Production Minister Daniel Legrada, left, Ecuador Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Andres Arens Hidalgo, center, and Donald Prater, associate commissioner for imported food safety at U.S. Food and Drug Administration signed a deal to improve food safety of imported shrimp.Photo: Ecuador Production Ministry/Twitter
Published 29 August 2023, 13:03Updated 29 August 2023, 14:14
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