The agency reported refusing a total of 213 seafood entry lines last month. Of these, only 3 (1.4%) were of shrimp entry lines refused for reasons related to banned antibiotics.
For the year, the FDA refused a record total of 389 entry lines of shrimp products for reasons related to banned antibiotics.
The three entry line refusals in December involved two companies, one Vietnamese and one Indian:
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Tan Phong Phu Seafood Company (Vietnam), a company not currently listed on either Import Alert 16-124 or Import Alert 16-129, had two entry lines refused for shrimp contaminated with veterinary drug residues in the Southwest District; and
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Jagadeesh Marine Exports (India), a company listed on Import Alert 16-124 for chloramphenicol on November 16, 2015 but not currently listed on Import Alert 16-129, had one entry line refused for shrimp contaminated with veterinary drug residues in the Southwest District.
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