Total ban imposed on Vietnam seafood

THE IMPORTATION of all seafood from Vietnam  has been banned by The Panamanian Food Safety Authority.

The banning notice  was published in the Government Gazette on Monday February 1.

At the beginning of January, the authority ordered the removal of  catfish fillets from Vietnam from supermarkets   due to a bacteria that was found in some shipments.

The latest measure extended the ban to all seafood from that country.

The move was made because Vietnamese authorities denied the presence of any bacteria in its exports reports La Prensa