April 29, 2005

Troubled Thai shrimp producers seeking new strategies

Thai shrimp are continually being found to contain chemical residues and this has prevented producers from increasing sales in markets like the EU.

But the industry is fighting back with new strategies for food safety and quality, and increasing the production of organically-raised shrimps. A code of conduct has also been created to regulate the use of pesticides and chemical-free feed in line with practices established by Codex, a worldwide food safety regulator.