Bangladesh shrimps export 2010 ; Tests prove EU's suspicion wrong ; Tests prove EU's suspicion wrong ; Dhaka, Dec 15 (bdnews24.com)— Tests, conducted by two international-standard laboratories, have proved wrong the suspicion of the European Union that Bangladeshi shrimps contained harmful chemical Nitrofuran.
"With the test results, the restriction on shrimp export from Bangladesh, which the EU had imposed on, has removed," fisheries and livestock minister Mohammad Abdul Latif Biswas said in a press meet at the Secretariat on Wednesday.
The EU has termed the steps Bangladesh taken for preventing Nitrofuran to be positive, the minister said. Bangladesh stopped exporting shrimps on November last year after EU had imposed the ban due to Nitrofuran's presence in shrimps.
However, the export to the EU member countries resumed in May this year, about six months after the suspension. Currently, the EU has been allowing shrimps to be exported to its member countries after re-examining 20 percent of them.
Biswas hoped that the 20 percent of the exported shrimps that are now examined will also stop once the EU delegation visits Bangladesh. Latif said the tests were conducted by two international-standard laboratories based in the UK and Belgium where researchers said Nitrofuran in shrimp's cuticle is exclusively a natural phenomenon and not harmful.
Replying to a query from reporters, the minister said Bangladesh earned Tk 15.64 billion by exporting shrimps to different countries, including the EU countries, from July to November this year. He also said the amount was only Tk 12.16 billion in the 2009-2010 fiscal.
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