Quality Control

Before harvesting and/or exporting, shrimp should be examined for their health, hygienic quality and safety for consumers. Unhealthy shrimps, which are easily recognized through their appearance, will not be acceptable to consumers and market value could be reduced. Unhealthy shrimp should be treated before harvesting or removed during harvesting and processing if the proportion of unhealthy shrimp in the stock is low.

Human pathogenic organisms could contaminate the shrimp during harvesting, storage and processing. Therefore, samples of shrimp should be sent to a reliable laboratory to conduct necessary test to certify the hygienic quality of the products, before exporting or sending them to market. The harvested shrimp should also be checked for antibiotics and heavy metal residues before export. If the shrimp have been treated for unhealthy conditions with antibiotics, the recommended withdrawal period should be followed.

Banned Antibiotics, Pesticides and Pharmacologically Active Substances

1. Chloramphenicol		12.Endosulphan
2. Nitrofurans including Furazolidone, Nitrofurazone, Furaltadone, Nitrofurantoin, Furylfuramide, Nifuratel, Nifuroxine, Nifurprazine and all their derivatives		13. Sulfonamide (except approved sulfabromomethazine, sulfadimethoxine and sulfaethoxypyridazine)
3. Neomycin		14. Ronidazole
4. Nalidixic Acid		15. Ipronidazole
5. Sulphamethoxazole		16. Other nitroimidazoles
6. Aristolochia spp. And preparations thereof		17. Diethylstilbestrol (DES)
7. Chloroform		18. Dimetridazole
8. Chlorpromazine		19. Clenbuterol
9. Colchicine		20. Metronidazole
10. Dapsone		21. Fluoroquinolones
11.Nuvan		22. Glycopeptides