EU finds antibiotics in Thai chicken and shrimp products
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Last Update: 2002-03-20
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Source: Internet
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Lead: Reuters news on February 20 - furacilin, a banned antibiotic, was found in Thai chicken and shrimp products exported by the European Union, Thai government officials said on Wednesday The European Union said in a statement on Tuesday that it will begin testing all poultry products imported from Thailand, including shrimp products from Vietnam and Myanmar "The European Commission has informed us that furacilin has been found in chicken and shrimp products exported from Thailand," said rapepong wongdee, chairman of livestock management department of the Ministry of agriculture of Thailand If antibiotics continue to be found in chicken and shrimp products exported from Thailand in the next 4-6 weeks, the EU will ban the import of Thai products Thailand is the second largest supplier of chicken in the European Union, with an annual export of about 37000 tons of chicken.
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