Vietnam: Maximum levels for safety criteria for compound feeds intended for use in aquaculture

09:30, 10/08/2019

Recently, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam signed and issued Circular No. 07/2019/TT-BNNPTNT promulgating the National technical regulation on aquaculture feed.

Safety criteria and maximum levels in compound feeds (HS code 2309.90.13; 2309.90.19) intended for use in aquaculture, which apply to organizations and individuals involved in manufacturing and import of compound feeds intended for use in aquaculture in Vietnam, are specified in the National technical regulation on aquaculture feed, Part 1: Compound feeds, Code: QCVN 02-31-1 : 2019/BNNPTNT promulgated together with Circular No. 07/2019/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam. To be specific:

muc gioi an toan cac chi tieu cua thuc an hon hop trong nuoi trong thuy san, Thong tu 07/2019/TT-BNNPTNT

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Maximum levels for safety criteria

No.	Criterion	Unit	Maximum level
1	Aflatoxin B1	µg/kg	10
2	Ethoxyquin	mg/kg	150
3	Lead (Pb)	mg/kg	5
4	Cadmium (Cd)	mg/kg	1
5	Mercury (Hg)	mg/kg	0.4
6	Inorganic arsenic (As)	mg/kg	2
7	Salmonella	CFU/25g	Not detected

The Directorate of Fisheries shall disseminate, provide guidance and cooperate with relevant authorities in organizing the implementation of this document.

View full text in Circular No. 07/2019/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, which takes effect from January 01, 2020.

Thu Ba

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