Canada OkaysVietnam Seafood Safety

Representatives from Canada’s Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans said no complaints have been filed regarding the hygiene of Vietnam’s seafood exports, according to reports by a Canadian mission to Vietnam.

 

The findings were released by Vietnamese Fisheries Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Hong Minh, after attending a working session in Ottawa with Canadian officials on March 16.

 

Deputy Minister Minh, who led a ministry delegation attending the world seafood fair in Boston, Massachusetts, also met with officials from the Canadian Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans.

 

Talking to Lorne Wheeler, Senior Advisor for Policy, and Lori Ridgeway, Director of the Department for International Policies and Integration of the Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans, Minh introduced Vietnam’s potential in seafood exports, which have increased some 35-40 per cent a year to the EU, the US, Japan and other ASEAN countries.

 

Minh further stated that Vietnam was joining many regional and international fishery organizations and expressed her wish that the two fisheries ministries would boost cooperation and exchange.

 

The Canadian side expressed interest in the development of Vietnam's fisheries and discussed various experiences in management of production, fisheries and fishermen.

 

The Vietnamese delegation met Canadian seafood representatives from import-export companies in Toronto, and discussed Vietnamese seafood and import-export policies.