Vietnam suspends rice exports to US after pesticide violations
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 10:29 pm
Vietnam suspends rice exports to US after pesticide violations
By Toan Dao October 1, 2016 | 01:00 am GMT+7
Vietnam suspends rice exports to US after pesticide violations
Photo by Vietnam News Agency
The U.S. rejected 1,700 tons of rice from Vietnam during January-April.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has decided to temporarily put on hold exports of rice to the U.S. due to pesticide residue issues.
The decision was made after the U.S. discovered high levels of pesticide residue in shipments of Vietnamese rice, the Cong an nhan dan (People's Police) news site reported on Friday, quoting Vo Thanh Do, deputy director of the Department of Agriculture-Forestry-Fisheries Processing.
The suspension is made as the ministry needs time to handle the issue to avoid a ban on Vietnamese rice imports from the U.S., Do told a seminar in the southern city of Can Tho on Friday.
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By Toan Dao October 1, 2016 | 01:00 am GMT+7
Vietnam suspends rice exports to US after pesticide violations
Photo by Vietnam News Agency
The U.S. rejected 1,700 tons of rice from Vietnam during January-April.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has decided to temporarily put on hold exports of rice to the U.S. due to pesticide residue issues.
The decision was made after the U.S. discovered high levels of pesticide residue in shipments of Vietnamese rice, the Cong an nhan dan (People's Police) news site reported on Friday, quoting Vo Thanh Do, deputy director of the Department of Agriculture-Forestry-Fisheries Processing.
The suspension is made as the ministry needs time to handle the issue to avoid a ban on Vietnamese rice imports from the U.S., Do told a seminar in the southern city of Can Tho on Friday.
full-story.........http://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/vi ... 76874.html