FDA Refusals For Banned Antibiotics In Shrimp Lowest Since October 2013

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released information reporting that, in October, there were 142 seafood entry lines refused entry into the United States, of which only 1 (0.7%) was of shrimp refused for reasons related to banned antibiotics.

This was the lowest number of refusals of shrimp for reasons related to banned antibiotics since October 2013.  For the year, there have been 113 total entry lines of shrimp for banned antibiotics.

The shrimp entry line refused by the FDA for antibiotics in October was from a company in Vietnam:

• Frozen Seafoods Factory No. 32 (F.32) (Vietnam), a company not currently listed on Import Alert 16-129 or Import Alert 16-124, had one entry line refused for shrimp contaminated with veterinary drug residues in the Southwest District.

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