(VOVworld) - Relevant Vietnamese agencies have been requested to thoroughly study the US’s regulations imposed on Vietnam’s tra and basa fish in order to employ measures to ensure that exports continue.
 
The task has been assigned to the National Agro-Forestry -Fisheries Quality Assurance Department and the International Cooperation Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), the Directorate of Fisheries and the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), in the wake of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s recent ruling establishing an inspection program for fish under the Siluriformes order, including Vietnam’s tra and basa fish.
Agriculture Minister Cao Duc Phat said the US’s swift implementation of its inspection program, scheduled for March 2016, will cause a range of difficulties for Vietnamese exporters and managers. Between now and March 2, the ministry will coordinate with the VASEP to send the US a list of Vietnamese businesses who are keen to continue shipping tra and basa fish to the market.