The inspection will focus on evaluating Vietnam's residue control system for EU exported seafood products, including farming seafood and honey. The move aims to assess  whether Vietnam can maintain and improve the necessary standards set by EU regulations.

Nguyen Thi Bang Tam of Aquaculture Department at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said, “Whether there is an inspection or not, we must do our job well, in every stage in the production chain from farming, harvesting, transportation, processing, and consumption.”

Two agencies are engaged in the management of controlling breeds, water sources, pollutants, and antibiotics, said Tam, adding, first is the Department of Fisheries in charge of managing water, feed, chemicals, and environmental treatment products.

Veterinary drugs, antibiotics, and diseases will be managed by the Department of Animal Health. In addition, the Department of Fisheries will manage the farming ponds, releasing breeds, and harvesting. Transportation for consumption will be managed by the Department of Quality Management, according to Tam.

In the first eight months of 2024, Vietnam earned 6.3 billion USD from seafood exports, up 7.6% against last year, of which, shrimp export reached 2.4 billion USD in revenue and pangasius export valued at 1.2 billion USD.