The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) removed 140 Indian shrimp exporting entities from its ‘Detention Without Physical Examination’ list. “These exporters are exempted from detention but are subject to random examination by U.S. authorities, and the list is revised from time to time,” said an exporter.
Business Standard reports that in 2016-17 U.S.A. imported 188,617 tons of Indian seafood for $5.8 billion, which was about 22.7 percent greater in quantity over the previous year, and 30 percent higher in dollar terms.
According to the seafood industry, the latest move shows that the U.S. is satisfied with the testing mechanism and food standards maintained by India’s shrimp exporters. The alert has come at a time when the EU still operates enhanced testing of samples — at least 50 percent of consignments, compared to the previous 10 percent.
