Certain Vietnamese vegetables have once again returned to the EU market, after a break of one year, said Nguyen Xuan Hong, head of Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
According to Mr. Hong, the department had instructed businesses to stop export of five vegetables to the EU market, namely, basil, sweet pepper, celery, bitter gourd and coriander, at the beginning of last year.
This move was made after EU warned of total and permanent ban of the five above mentioned vegetables if they failed to meet with international food safety standards.
Previously, EU quarantine officials had uncovered three consignments that had violated these standards.
As a result, the Plant Protection Department had instructed businesses to temporarily stop export of the five vegetables to the EU market till such time there was better quality control.
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