EU team to visit Khulna shrimp centres Oct 21, 22
Exporters of frozen shrimp are making preparations to welcome a four-member EU inspection team that will visit shrimp cultivation and processing centres in Khulna and Bagerhat districts on October 21 and 22.
The team will inspect shrimp landing centre of Fakirhat and a shrimp enclosure at Rampal upazila of Bagerhat district On October 21.
The EU team will also visit the laboratory of quality control section of Khulna Fisheries Office and two shrimp processing factories in Rupsha upazila of the district, said Sheikh Abdul Baki, vice president of Bangladesh Frozen Food Exporters' Association (BFFEA).
Their Khulna programme will be followed by visits to two or three factories and hatcheries in
Bagerhat district on October 22, the BFFEA leader said.
Report on findings of the EU Food and Veterinary Mission determines the fate of export of shrimps and other frozen foods worth over Tk 2,000 crore a year, he said.
Such a team from the EU visited Bangladesh in November 2005 to inspect frozen shrimp processing factories.
The European Union slapped a ban on shrimp export from Bangladesh in 1997 as processed frozen shrimp carried bacterial germs.
EU has been keeping sharp watch on the quality of Bangladeshi frozen shrimp since the ban on its export was withdrawn after six months.
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