Consistent warnings have being issued to Vietnamese fruits by exporting countries, due to insufficient management on planting area codes and packaging agents. As per the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, as of July 2023, Vietnam had possessed 6,883 planting area codes and 1,588 packaging facility codes that qualify for exporting fruits to markets such as China, the U.S, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea.
Despite the significant number of certified planting area and packaging facility codes, the surveillance rates in certain provinces, such as Dong Thap, Son La, Hoa Binh, Gia Lai and Dong Nai, only reach 10% of the certified codes.
Harmful organisms have been found on exported fruits like jackfruit, banana, mango, durian, rambutan and dragon fruit. From 2021 to July 2023, the department received 107 warnings about shipments that did not meet food safety requirements, primarily due to exceeding residue limits, rotten products, and products containing allergens.
Source: vietnamnet.vn