Pangasius26QA PDF

Vienam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers
(VASEP)
Agricultural Publishing House

Hanoi - 2012
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Content 16 Which models of Pangasius organic farming have
been applied in Vietnam? 34
INTRODUCTION.................................................................... 5 17 Which models are applied to link together fishery
1 In which provinces of Vietnam have Pangasius processing establishments for export in Vietnam? 36
been raising? 7 18 How can we do to ensure that harvested fish for
2 What are species of Pangasius in Vietnam? 8 processing are totally free of antibiotics residues? 36
3 When does the Pangasius rearing exist in 19 Is it required that Pangasius supplied to processing
Vietnam? 9 plants are alive? What are harvesting and
transportation procedures? 37
4 What are scientific and commercial names of
Vietnamese Pangasius? 10 20 How many Pangasius processing establishments are
there in Vietnam? Are the processing equipments and
5 What are biology characteristics of Tra and Basa technologies of these establishments advanced? 37
fish? 11
21 Have Vietnamese processing establishments been
6 What are nutritious value of Pangasius? 13 applying quality management programs and food
7 How many countries/territories do they accept and safety guarantee? 38
consume Pangasius originated from Vietnam? 14 22 Does the Vietnamese Government regulate and
carry out inspections on hygiene conditions of
8 How do the foreign consumers appreciate
Vietnamese Pangasius products? 15 Pangasius processing plants? 39
23 The use of food additives in Pangasius processing, is it
9 How are Pangasius breeding stock produced and
selected? 16 in compliance with requirements of importing countries
and controlled by Vietnamese competent authority? 40
10 What are farming techniques of Pangasius in
24 Each Pangasius consignment intended for export is
Mekong River Delta in Vietnam? 19
tested by Vietnamese Competent Authority for
11 Which standards have been applying in Pangasius microorganism, chemicals and antibiotics residues? 41
farms in Vietnam? 23
25 Vietnam Pangasius was switched from “red list” to
12 How does the Vietnamese Government control the “yellow list” in WWF’s seafood guide for fish lovers
water source quality for Pangasius farming and what in EU countries. 42
are the results? 24
26 Main types of products originated from Pangasius? 44
13 Have Pangasius farms been inspected and certified? 27
Decision promulgating the Regulation on Management of
14 What kinds of feeds are used in Pangasius Tra fish rearing zones and establishments ..............................45
farming? What are relevant regulations on feed
control? 28 Regulation on tra fish rearing zones and establishments ........47
15 How can the chemicals and antibiotics be used in Regulation on Monitoring certain substances and toxic
aquaculture? 30 residues thereof in animals aquatic products..........................54
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Pangasius 26 Q&A Pangasius 26 Q&A
Vietnam has nearly 70 pangasius exporting and

processing companies in which their processing facilities
are equipped modern equipments and controlled in
INTRODUCTION accordance with HACCP. Pangasius products are being
exported to 145 countries and territories worldwide such
as EU, the U.S., ASEAN, Canada, the Middle East, China,
This booklet was prepared for the readers to easy Japan, etc. Fish export volume and value to markets
understand about Vietnamese Pangasius and Pangasius reported steady annual growth of 10 - 18 percent, worth by
industry. US$1.8 - 2 billion per year in two recent years.
Vietnamese Pangasius are highly appreciated by local The booklet compiled under the Q & A form provides basic
and international consumers, not only for its high knowledge of pangasius, techniques of farming and
nutritious value, white muscle, without horizontal bones, processing, quality management, information of importers
without smell of sediment and seaweed a little of taste and the government’s regulations on breeding, processing
lipid content, but also for its safety to all consumers in and exporting specific fish products.
all age groups.
Vietnamese Pangasius is a species of traditional farming Editorial Board

by farmers in the Mekong River Delta. To meet high Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP)
demand of global and domestic consumers, after 10 year Head office: 218 street No.6, Lot A, An Phu - An Khanh New Urban
development since 1996, fish farming area has been Area, District 2, Hochiminh, Vietnam
expanded nearly 6,000 hectares in 10 Mekong Delta Tel: (+84 8) 6281 0430 / Fax: (+84 8) 6281 0438
provinces. Email: [email protected]
Most of fish farming area are strictly managed in Rep. office: 10 Nguyen Cong Hoan street, Ngoc Khanh Ward, Ba
accordance with national regulations on food safety and Dinh, Ha Noi, Vietnam
environmental protection. Until June 2012, over a half of Tel: (+84.4) 3771 5055; Fax: (+84.4) 3771 5084
fish farming area nationwide is audited and certified by E-mail: [email protected]
internationally sustainable standards such as www.pangasius-vietnam.com - www.vasep.com.vn
GlobalGAP, AquaGAP, BAP/GAA and ASC (recently
certified). The process of auditing and certifying for
Vietnamese pangasius is being carried out strictly
according to requirements of consumers which proved
that Vietnamese pangasius is not only loved by tasty
smell with high nutritious value but it also satisfies strict
requirements of the market.
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Pangasius have been raising and developing mostly in

1 In which provinces of Vietnam have
10 Mekong Delta River provinces of Vietnam, including:
Pangasius been raising?
An Giang, Dong Thap, Tien Giang, Can Tho, Vinh
Long, Ben Tre, Hau Giang, Soc Trang, Tra Vinh, Kien
Giang, and two provinces (Tay Ninh and Quang Nam)
with total farming area of 5,509 hectares (in 2011) and
up to 13,000 hectares in 2020. Provinces of Can Tho,
An Giang and Dong Thap are the leading culture
regions of Pangasius in the Mekong Delta, account for
over 75% of the total national Pangasius production.
These provinces almostly are located in the lower part

of Mekong River, which is divided into two main
streams (Tien River - Mekong River and Hau River -
Bassac River), connected to a huge number of rivers
and canals, where are living a various of aquatic plants
and animals, producing abundant feeds source.
2 What are species of Pangasius

in Vietnam?
Following are fish belong to Pangasiidae family (Tra

familly) with Vietnamese name:
 Helicophagus waandersii - Ca Tra chuot
 Pangasius gigas - Ca Tra dau
 Pangasius kunyit - Ca Tra ban
 Pangasius hypophthalmus - Ca Tra nuoi
 Pangasius micronema - Ca Tra
 Pangasius larnaudii - Ca Vo dem
 Pangasius sanitwongsei - Ca Vo co
 Pangasius bocourti - Ca Basa
 Pangasius macronema - Ca Xac soc
Map of Pangasius aquaculture regions in Vietnam
 Pangasius pleurotaenia - Ca Xac bau
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 Pangasius conchophilus - Ca Hu lunar May, when rainwater from the upstream of the
 Pangasius polyuranodon - Ca Dua Mekong River drained out, fishermen in Tan Chau (An
 Pangasius krempfi - Ca Bong lau Giang) and Hong Ngu (Dong Thap) used a funnel shaped
net, called “day” to catch fry. The later were transported to
12 species among 13 as mentioned above belong to ponds and reared into fingerlings with a length of 7 - 10cm
Pangasius family and one to Helicophasus family. which were then sold to farmers in the whole Southern
However, two species of Pangasius hypophthalmus regions to be raised in pond or cage. Hatcheries were
(Tra) and Pangasius bocourti (Basa) have been mostly located in Tan Chau, Chau Doc, Hong Ngu and
culturing and developing in Vietnam. islands of Tien River, such as Long Khanh, Phu Thuan.
During the 1960s and 1970s, number of annually caught
fry varied from 500 to 800 millions individuals, and of
fingerlings from 70 to 120 millions.
3 When does the Pangasius rearing exist in Researches on artificial propagation of Pangasius in
Vietnam? Vietnam were respectively undertaken in 1978 and
1990. The first successful artificial propagation had
been done in May 1995 in laboratory of Can Tho
Pangasius rearing has traditionally been carried out in
University, under the framework of joint research
the Southern of Vietnam since the 1950s. Tra fish can
between the “Centre de coopération Internationale en
be reared in pond or cage and Basa fish mainly in cage.
Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement”
(CIRAD) - France, University of Can Tho and Fisheries
Cage rearing was originated from Tonlesap of Import and Export Joint Stock Company (AGIFISH Co.).
Cambodia and have initially been applied in Chau Doc, Until 1999, as Vietnam became active and socialized the
Tan Chau (An Giang province) and Hong Ngu (Dong artificial propagation of Tra and Basa breeding stock, the
Thap province) since 1950s by repatriate Vietnamese. wild fry catching had been stopped. Since then,
With the advancement and completion of experience Pangasius culture in Vietnam becomes stable and have
and techniques, cage rearing became complete and been dramatically increased. Pangasius production
stable. The greatest number of cages in 2004 was reached to 1,4 millions tons by the end of 2011.
2,333 units. Up to April, 2009, the number of cages was
just over 100 units.
Rearing Tra fish in pond has been started in Mekong

River Delta since 1970s and until now most of Pangasius 4 What are scientific and commercial names of
to process for export is used this way of aquaculture. Vietnamese Pangasius?
Where is the source of the breeding stock:
The two following species are mainly reared in Vietnam:
The source of Tra and Basa breeding stock initially  Pangasius hypophthalmus
depended on natural capture. Annually, at the beginning of
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Other scientific names: Pangasius sutchi, Helicophagus air bladder and skin, they can bear in the water lacking
hypophthalmus, Pangasius dissolved oxygen. The oxygen consumption and activity
macronemus. level of Tra fish is three times lower that the ones of a
Common names: Tra, Swai, Sutchi catfish, Striped silver barb.
catfish, Silver striped catfish
Vietnamese name: Tra
 Pangasius bocourti
Other scientific names: Pangasius pangasius
Common names: Basa, basa fish, bocourti,
Bocourti fish, Bocourti catfish.
Vietnamese name: Basa.
Pangasius bocourti - Basa
Basa is also a fish with long body. The standard length of

the body is equivalent to 2.5 times of the height of the
body. It has a short, slight round and flat head, a wide
5 What are biology characteristics of Tra and forehead and a small mouth of which the width is less
Basa fish? than 10% of the standard length and which is lightly
askew the snout. Its teeth of the lower jaw are big and
wide and can be seen when the mouth is close. It has
two pair of barbells, the length of the pair at upper jaw is
equal to the one of the head, and the whiskers are long
to or over the end of pectoral fin. It has big eyes, belly
and spleen, the back side of the body is flat, the back
and the head have the grey green colour, and the belly
has the silver-white colour. The height of the tail-end is
more than 7% of the standard length of the body. The
Pangasius hypophthalmus - Tra
raising period varied from 10 to 13 months to reach
commercial weight of 1 - 1.5 kg/fish.
Tra is a fish with long body, grey black back, little white As Basa fish has no accessory respiratory organ and
belly, big mouth and two pairs of barbells. The raising requires an oxygen level higher than the one of Tra fish, it
period varies from 6 to 8 months to reach the weight of can poorly bear in water with low dissolved oxygen level.
0,8 - 1,3 kg/fish. Tra fish mainly live in fresh water but Basa mainly live in freshwater, can lightly bear in brackish
also in blackish water (with salinity percent of 7 - 10‰), water and in alum water with pH level > 5,5. The
can bear in alum water (with pH level > 5), in hot o
supported tempreture is from 18 - 40 C and the minimum
o
tempreture up to 39 C but be easily died at tempreture oxygen level is about 1,1 mg/litre. In general, Basa fish
o
below 15 C. The volume of red corpuscles in Tra fish can not support in severe environmental conditions as
are much more than other fish. As the fish has an much as Tra fish. Therefore, they are mainly raised in
accessory respiratory organ and can also breathe with floating cage.
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6 What are nutritious value of Pangasius? 7 How many countries/territories do they

accept and consume Pangasius originated
from Vietnam?
Pangasius hypophthalmus
Serving size: 60 oz (170g) per piece Vietnamese Pangasius are highly appreciated by local
Calories: 124.52 cal and international consumers, not only for its white
muscle, high nutritious value, a little of tasted lipid
Calories from fat: 30.84 content, without horizontal bones but also for its safety,
Total fat: 3.42g without smells of sediment and seaweed.
Saturates fat: 1.64 g Importers of Vietnamese Pangasius
Cholesterol: 25.2 mg from 2001 to 2011
Sodium: 70.6 mg 2001-2011 Imported Vietnam pangasius market
Total carbohydrate: 0g 150 141 136

128 130
Dietary fiber: 0g
120 101
Protein: 23.42 g
90 78
Pangasius bocourti 62
60 51
40
Serving size: 60 oz (170g) per piece 29
30
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Calories: 170 cal
0
Calories from fat: 60 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Total fat: 7g Number of imported market
Saturates fat: 2g
Cholesterol: 22 mg Vietnamese Pangasius products have been exported
Sodium: 70.6 mg and consumed in 5 continentals with over 140 countries
and territories:
Total carbohydrate: 0g
Dietary fiber: 0g - EU (26/27 member countries: Spain, Germany,
the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, France, United
Protein: 28 g
Kingdom,...).
- Eastern Euprope (Russia, Ukraine, Romania,
Polland,...).
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- North America (USA, Canada). “It is even better than the salmon salar as its taste is so
- South America (Venuzuela, Panama, Uruguay, neutral, and it fits in every culinary landscape and is
Brazil, Argentina...) welcome in every ethnic kitchen” - Herby Neubacher,
Director of Vietnam Food Promotion Company.
- ASEAN countries (Thailand, Singapore,
Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia,...).
- China mainland and Hong Kong (China)
- Asia (Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Taiwan, India...). 9 How are Pangasius breeding stock produced
- Australia. and selected?
- Middle East - North Africa (Egypt, UAE, Morocco,
Saudi Arabia, Iran, Israel,...). Farming pond and location selection:
Pond has area of 1,000 square meters-2,000 square
meters, water’s depth level from 1.5-2 meters.
Hatching pond should be located near canals, irrigation
8 How do the foreign consumers appreciate ditchs where it is easy for water supply and sewerage
Vietnamese Pangasius products?
and care control. Do not plant big trees around the pond
which will cover the sunlight and the leaves falling
“It tastes better than catfish and America consumers have pollutes the water and environment.
validated that. It’s Basa. Call it that and take pride in what
a good product it is” - John Stamell, Director of Stamell & Pond renovation:
Associates, US Drain out of water; clean layer slop; fill spelaean of
crabs, frogs, rats, eels; repair border; cut the grass
“... As might be expected in an are where fired catfish is surrounding the pond bank to prevent crop pests in the
almost a staple, they preferred fried to baked, whatever period of stocking fries.
the species, But fired Basa got better scores overall, as
The amount of powdered lime to scatter the pond is
well as for texture and flavour, when compared to fried
10-15kg per 100 square meters of pond. After spreading
local catfish. And baked Basa fillets got better taste
the powdered lime, the pont must be deposited for 2-3
scores the baked channel cats, too...” - according to days.
study conducted by Dough L. Mashall, Professor of
food science and technology at missisippi State Supply water into the pond and add nutrition into the
University and graduate student Amit Pal. water:
After water supply flows into the ponds by aqueduct,
awueduct has barrier with wire netting to prevent eggs,
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waste fish, crustacean. Water supply need to be Feed and Diet of feed: The following instructions are
deposited in sedimentation pond from 5-7 days before served for 1 million fries.
flowing into the pond.
 The first week:
Supply the water into pond 1 day before stocking fries
- Feed mixture for 1 time feeding
In seed hatching, need to add the water with natural + flour soy bean: 300g
feed in the early stage for fish fries.
+ flour milk: 300g
With pond area of 1,000 square meters: Manure 2 kg - Frequency of feeding: 5 times/day at 7h, 10h,
fishmeal contained 40 percent protein plus 2 kg flour soy- 14h, 17h, 20h.
bean to feed fish with natural food.
- Way to feed: dissolve the mixture and disperse
Before discharging fish, check up factors of water the whole surface of pond,
environment to ensure:
 The second week:
- pH: 7-8
0 - Feed 5 times per day at 7h, 10h, 14h, 17h, 20h.
- Temperature: 28-30 C
Feed is industrial feed flour with 40 percent of
- Oxygen ≥ 3mg/litre
protein. Dosage: 0.5kg for 1 time feeding (5 times
a day equal to 2.5 kg per 1 million fries a day).
Seed and density:
Gradually increase the 20 percent amount of feed
Fish stocks need to be carefully selected to ensure the each day (depend on fish’s feed consuming
quality and growth rate of fish during the raising period. ability).
They are selected from credible hatcheries with high - Way to feed: disolve the mixture with water and
traceability of broodstock which can meet veterinary scatter the whole surface of pond.
and hygiene conditions as required.
 The third week:
The selection of fish stocks:
Use industrial feed with the protein of 35-40 percent.
- The fish looks healthy, no signs of illness,
scratches, misshapen fish are eliminated. Times for feeding: 4 times per day (8h, 1h, 14h, 17h).
Observations in fish holding tools shown that fish Gathering fish and feeding at one position to
move fast, near out of citellus, bright colour. determine the suitable amount of feed.
- The fish size must be equal.  From the fourth week and later:
- The most suitable time for stocking fries is in the Use floating industrial feed with protein content 30-
early morning and the late afternoon. 35 percent and suit with fish’s mouth.
- Density: 500 pecies/square meter. Fish is fed 3 times a day. Fish must be fed with feed
that is full of quantity and quality.
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In the end of fourth week, to start classifying fish to Floating cages:

distribute them in pond with density of 150-200
pecies/square meter. The cages are made from steel or wood, and have two
parts: the under-water part and the floating part. The
cages is anchored at a certain place in the river by 14
Control and care:
tholes planted deeply into boom of the river. The
- Prevent pests (snake, eel, waste fish, harmful fish) floating part is handled at the surface of water by the
to penetrate into hatching pond. system of many plastic tubes along the cages. Thank
to the constant stream of the mekong river, fish
- Observe the water colour in the ponds which must farming in cages enjoys favourable natural condition,
be between green and yellowish. with white meat meeting high standards. Floating fish
- When feeding fish, ensure 4 factors “quantity, village is the farming area established by thousands of
quality, place, and time to help fish grow well and fish farming cages.
limit pollution at hatching pond.
- Periodically use some bioproducts to clean the
water such as EM, Zeofish,...
- After the first rains of the rain season, use
dissolved lime (settle down), about 20-30kg/1000
square meter to spread the whole surface of the
pond.
- Use vitamine C regularly to raise resistance for fish
- Fish seed for commercial farming must ensure
traceability and meet requirements of Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), must
have quarantine certificate from relevant agencies.
Breeding season: obey each locality’s yearly
harvest crop schedule.
Pond farming:
The depth of pond must be at least 3 metres; regularly
10 What are farming techniques of Pangasius in change water and clean the pond. Farming fish in
Mekong River Delta in Vietnam? ponds has some advantages: it is easy to control the
pond’s environment, cost effectiveness, and high
production. However, attention need to be put on water
In Mekong River Delta in Vietnam, there are three main quality and environment control.
farming techniques: intensive pond, floating cage and
net-pen enclosure farming.
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Among which, pond farming gives highest production,

while cage farming and net-pen enclosure farming give
better flavour of fish.
Farming density:
Stocking density Average yield

2
Pond and Net-pen 60 - 120 fish/m 170 - 250
enclosure MT/ha/crop
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Floating cages 100-150 fish/m 70 kg/m
Advanced Farms Standards are widely applied in

farming: SQF1000CM, BAP and GAP.
Net enclosure:
Since 1940-1950: farming in small farms mainly in An
Net enclosure (or “Dang quang” in Vietnamese) is a Giang, Dong Thap (wild-caught fingerlings).
farming area that has been separated in the river by
fences, located near the river bank, so that the river Since 1981-1982: Trial of intensive farming in small
flows still run through the net. This way of farming is pond (wild-caught fingerlings).
relatively new and allows to stock higher density, as
well as harvest very good fish. Since 1996-1999: intensive farming in pond and cage
(wild-caught and artificial fingerlings).
Since 2001-2004: Develop farming in cage and pond

with change from self processed feed to industrial feed
(artificial fingerlings).
Since 2005 so far: switch from cage farming, net enclosure

to super-intensive farming pond (artificial fingerlings).
Now, Vietnam fish farmers raise fish in system of

advanced farming ponds which meet requirements of
SQF 1000 CM (food safety and quality) as well as
international standards and strict demand of consumers
such as Global GAP, ASC, BAP...
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4. ASC (Aquaculture Sustainable Certification

11 Which standards have been applying in
Pangasius farms in Vietnam? www.asc.org
5. Some other standards, VietGAP.
Pangasius farms are required to meet hygiene and

veterinary conditions and to be in compliance with
following Vietnamese regulations:
12 How does the Vietnamese Government control
- Decision No. 130/2008/QD-BNN dated December the water source quality for Pangasius
31, 2008 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural farming and what are the results?
Development promulgating the Regulation on control
of harmful substances residues in aquaculture fish The Vietnamese Government and people living in the
and products thereof. Mekong Delta pay much attention to the food safety
- Decision No. 70/2008/QD-BNN dated June 5, 2008 issues and sustainable development of Pangasius farming
of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development industry. The quality of farming water becomes the first
promulgating the Regulation on management of Tra interest factor. The setting up of regulations and
rearing zones and establishments. standards, of competent authorities in charge and the
operation of Research Aquaculture Institutes and
- The Circular No. 03/2011/TT-BNNPTNT dated January Monitoring Centers for Aquaculture environment and
st
21 2011 regulating traceability and revoking aquatic Epidemic are three main topics to be particularly focused.
products which fail to ensure food safety and hygiene.
1. Regulations and standards: Based on scientific
Apart from the respect of master plan of farming zones,
results of Codex, importing countries and researches
environment and food safety aspects as required by on Vietnamese conditions, the Vietnamese
Vietnamese regulations, rearing zones and Government has promulgated several effective
establishments have also applying international regulations and standards on planning aquaculture
standards as required by client to ensure sustainable zones and environment, quality of water source and
development with 4 criterias: food safety, environment food hygiene conditions, etc….
responsibility, social responsibility and traceability.
International standards include:  Sector standard No. 28 TCN 192:2004 Floating
cage farming zones - Hygiene conditions.
CM
1. SQF 1000 (Safe & Quality Food).
 The decision No. 03/2007/QĐ-BTS dated April
2. GLOBALG.A.P. (Global Good Agricultural Practice) 3rd 2007 of Ministry of Fisheries issuing
www.globalgap.org regulations on registering for circulation of
veterinary drugs, products of aquatic
3. BAP (Best Aquaculture Practice).
environment treatment and renovation.
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 The decision No. 130/2008/QĐ-BNN dated 3. Research Institutes and Monitoring Centers for
st
December 31 2008 of MARD promulgating Aquaculture environment and Epidemic:
regulations of contaminant residue control in
animal and aquatic products. Monitoring Centers for Aquaculture environment and
Epidemic under Research Institutes for Aquaculture
 The circular No.44/2010/TT-BNN dated July have implementing the “Surveillance and Monitoring
th
22 2010 of MARD providing for conditions on Program for aquaculture environment in Mekong River
food safety and hygiene-guaranteed intensive
valley” in the riverhead, middle and lower parts of the
pangasius -rearing establishments and zones.
Mekong River. Monitoring results showed that
 The circular No.45/2010/TT-BNNPTNT dated parameters on the quality of farming water source (pH,
July 22th 2010 providing for conditions on food turbidity, salinity, DO, BOD, NH 3,...) were at tolerance
safety and hygiene-guaranteed intensive fish levels and met standards for freshwater fish farming.
farming establishments and zones.
In 2009, scientists of Aquaculture and Fisheries Group-
2. Competent authorities: in charge of state
Wageningen University (Netherlands, researching
management and enforcement of regulations on
agencies under MARD (Aquaculture Department,
planning, safe and hygiene conditions and quality of
Research Institute for Aquaculture No. 2-RIA2), Van
farming water source. Vietnam has a system of
Lang University, Can Tho University, Vinh Long
competent agencies from central to local in charge of
implementing state management in aquaculture Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Competent authorities under the Ministry of implemented the research “Environmental impact
Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) include: assessment of the pangasius sector in the Mekong
Delta” (see: www.pangasius-Vietnam.com).
a) Central level:
The result of the research indicated that about 2% of
- The National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality
the Mekong river water passed through the pangasius
Assurance Department (NAFIQAD) with 6
ponds. The effect on water quality was limited because
Branches nationwide.
sedimentation, mineralisation, and infiltration occur in
- Department of Animal Health. ponds. The contribution of the production ponds to
- Department of Aquaculture (under Department water pollution depends on the way farmers manage
of Fisheries) their sludge. In the worst case, the sector contributes
b) Local level: 2.4% to the N and 3.7% to the P content of the river;
while on-land sediment recovery and recycling may
Provincial Sub-Departments of Agriculture and
reduce these to less than 0.05%. You can click the link
Rural Development.
for more information (http://edepot.wur.nl/8332).
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The National Monitoring Program for certain harmful line with Vietnamese regulations. The program is
substances residues in aquaculture fish has been monthly carried out. The program result has not
implementing since 2000 by NAFIQAD but contaminants detected or detected below MRLs for contaminants
residues (heavy metals, pesticides...) have not been residues (heavy metals, pesticides...). The Program has
detected or been detected below MRLs in pangasius regularly been inspected by competent authorities of
farming water and flesh. the EU, USA, Canada... that gave also good evaluation
on organizational structure, legislation system and
Results of the above mentioned Programs show that
practical control.
the water source of the Mekong River has not
biologically and physically been polluted and is suitable
Up to now, nearly 3,000 hectares (around 50 percent)
for aquaculture, in compliance with regulations on food
of pangasius farming area have been receiving different
hygiene and safety.
sustainable certificates: GlobalGAP, AquaGAP, BAP,
The effective control of safety and hygiene conditions in SQF-1000, ASC...
aquaculture and processing of fishery products in
general, Pangasius in particular for export to the EU
has been recognized by the European Competent
Authorities (Food and Veterinary Office - FVO, 14 What kinds of feeds are used in Pangasius
Directorate General for Health and Consumers) during farming? What are relevant regulations on
its recent regular inspections. feed control?
There are actually two main kinds of feeds: commercial

pelleted feed which are mostly used and home-made
13 Have Pangasius farms been inspected and
fresh feed.
certified?
The commercial pelleted feed means the feed which is
Yes, they have! dried and pelleted by industrial processing lines. The
feed has been studied and rationally mixed to ensure
To avoid and control the use of chemicals and the nutrition for each type of species. With the feed
antibiotics in aquaculture and pangasius farming in conversation rate (FCR) of 1.4 - 1.6, the use of pellets
particular, the NAFIQAD has implementing since 1999 saves the environment.
the National Monitoring Program for certain harmful
substances residues in aquaculture fish and carrying Home-made fresh feed is made by available local
out inspections on veterinary and hygiene conditions, in materials (such as rice, fishmeal, soy bean, cassava…)
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which are mixed and processed. These materials are 15 How can the chemicals and antibiotics be
finely ground, mixed together, cooked and cooled, and used in aquaculture?
then made into small handfuls or pressed into pellets to
feed fish.
The use of chemicals and antibiotics, bioproducts,
treated and renovated substances in aquaculture must
The pellets for Pangasius need to meet requirements belong to the list legally circulated in Vietnam.
on the quality and veterinary hygiene, in compliance
with the Sector Standard No. 28 TCN 188:2004. The  Farms are inspected by relevant competent
MARD is responsible for the registration for quality, authorities as regulated in the Ministry.
inspection of hygiene conditions at feed mills and of
 Circular No. 15/2009/TT-BNN dated Mach 17,
quality of feeds.
2009 promulgating the lists of banned and
restricted chemicals and antibiotics.
Use raw materials from nature and resonably mix to
Simultaneously, they have also to apply
ensurace protein content from 15 - 20%. Some method
standards on responsible farming (SQF 1000,
of mixing feed for reference.
BMP, GAP,...) and be evaluated by the third
independent party (SGS, IMO,…).
Method 1 Method 2 Method 3
 Circular No. 64/2010/ TT-BNN dated November
Rate Rate Rate
Raw material Raw material Raw material 11, 2010 on the removal of trifluralin containing
(%) (%) (%)
products from the list of products for treatment
Bran 60 Bran 50 Bran 60
and improvement of the aquaculture environment,
Small fish, fisho 30 Flour corn 25 Dough fish 20 permitted to be marketed in Vietnam.
il, fish gut
 Cicular No.03/2012/ TT-BNN dated January
Vegetable 10 Flour dried fish 15 Dry oil 10
16, 2012 on removing products containing
Vegetable 10 Vegetable 10 Cypermethrin, Deltamethrin from the list of
Anticipated 15-16 15-16 16-18 veterinary drugs and products permitted to use
protein content in treating aquaculture environment.
(%)
Feed and additional ingredients must belong to list of

aquatic feed legally to circulate in Vietnam.
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1. List of chemicals and antibiotics banned for use in 2. List of chemicals and antibiotics banned
fishery production and trading for veterinary use
No. Chemicals, antibiotics Applied for No. Chemicals, Antibiotics

1 Aristolochia spp and its by- 1 Chloramphenicol (Other name: Chloromycetin;
products Chlornitromycin; Laevomycin,Chlorocid, Leukomycin)
2 Chloramphenicol 2 Furazolidon and Nitrofurans metabolites (Nitrofuran,
3 Chloroform Furacillin, Nitrofurazon, Furacin, Nitrofurantoin, Furoxon,
Orafuran, Furadonin, Furadantin, Furaltadon, Payzone,
4 Chlorpromazine Furazolin, Nitrofurmethon, Nitrofuridin, Nitrovin)
5 Colchicine 3 Dimetridazole (Other name: Emtryl)
6 Dapsone
4 Metronidazole (Other name: Trichomonacid, Flagyl, Klion,
7 Dimetridazole Animal feed, Avimetronid)
veterinary medicines,
8 Metronidazole chemicals, 5 Dipterex (Other name: Metriphonat,Trichlorphon, Neguvon,
9 Nitrofuran (including Furazolidone) environmental Chlorophos,DTHP); DDVP (Other names: Dichlorvos;
treatment Dichlorovos)
10 Ronidazole substances,
disinfectants, 6 Eprofloxacin
11 Green Malachite
preservation 7 Ciprofloxacin
12 Ipronidazole substances , hand
cream usedin seed 8 Ofloxacin
13 Other Nitroimidazole production, aquatic
9 Carbadox
14 Clenbuterol animal and amphibians
culture, fishery 10 Olaquidox
15 Diethylstilbestrol (DES) services, preservation
and processing 11 Bacitracin Zn
16 Glycopeptides
activities 12 Tylosin phosphate
17 Trichlorfon (Dipterex)
13 Green Malachite
18 Gentian Violet (Crystal violet)
14 Gentian Violet (Crystal violet)
19 Fluoroquinolones
20 Trifluralin
21 Cypermethrin
22 Deltamethrin
23 Enrofloxacin
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3. List of chemicals and antibiotics restricted for use 4. List of chemicals and antibiotics restricted
in fishery production and trading for veterinary use
No. Chemicals, antibiotics MRLs (ppb) No. Chemicals, Antibiotics

1 Amoxicillin 50 1 Improvac (Registration number: PFU-85, manufactured by
2 Ampicillin 50 Pfizer Australia Pty Limited)
3 Benzylpenicillin 50 2 Spiramycin
4 Cloxacillin 300 3 Avoparcin
5 Dicloxacillin 300
4 Virginiamycin
6 Oxacillin 300
7 Oxolinic Acid 100 5 Meticlorpidol
8 Colistin 150 6 Meticlorpidol/Methylbenzoquate
9 Diflubenzuron 1000 7 Amprolium (powder)
10 Teflubenzuron 500 8 Amprolium/ethopate
11 Emamectin 100 9 Nicarbazin
12 Erythromycine 200
10 Flavophospholipol
13 Tilmicosin 50
14 Tylosin 100 11 Salinomycin
15 Florfenicol 1000 12 Avilamycin
16 Lincomycine 100 13 Monensin
17 Neomycine 500
18 Paromomycin 500
19 Spectinomycin 300
16 Which models of Pangasius organic farming
20 Chlortetracycline 100
have been applied in Vietnam?
21 Oxytetracycline 100
22 Tetracycline 100
23 Sulfonamide (all types) 100 In the future, demand for sustainable seafood products
24 Trimethoprim 50 will be on an upward trend. Achieving certificates of
25 Ormetoprim 50 international standards will help enterprises raise its
competitiveness and create a firm position in the
26 Tricainemethanesulfonate 15-330
international markets.
27 Danofloxacin 100
28 Difloxacin 300 Several Pangasius farms have been set up and
29 Ciprofloxacin 100 implemented organic farming models, in compliance
30 Sarafloxacin 30 with international standards:
31 Flumequine 600 1. Model of Green Farm (applying AquaGAP
standard) have been undertaking in Dong Thap
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province, by Vinh Hoan Joint-Stock Company. 17 Which models are applied to link together
Principles to be respected: compliance with fishery processing establishments for export
Government master-plan, environment protection in Vietnam?
and friendship, social responsibilities, farmed fish
health, food safety and traceability.
Vertical Linkage in pangasius production chain becomes
2. Model of Organic farming in An Giang province, the optimal approach which is based on the value chain to
jointly invested by BINCA Seafood (head office maximize the quality control of pangasius from farm to
located in Germany) has been inspected and table, minimize risks and improve responsibilities of all
certified by NaturLand. Organic farmed Tra fish are stakeholders. The model has been set up and applied by
exported to Germany and certain European the majority of pangasius processing establishments in
countries during the recent years. Vietnam to ensure the highest quality of exported fishery
products as committed to clients.
3. Tra farming model by applying GlobalGAP (with
principles: social and environment responsibilities,
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food hygiene and safety, friendly and sustainable BANK INSURANCE
traceability) has been highly appreciated by

European wholesalers and consumers. Act 3 Act 4 Act 5
4. Other models of PurePanga and TracePanga Services: Supply of seeds,

feeds and
become typical and are also highly appreciated by Supply of raw
SEEDS veterinary drugs AQUACUL PROCESSING
materials
foreign competent authorities and clients. FEEDS TURE PLANTS
VET DRUGS Act 2

5. Till June 2012, Vinh Hoan Corp., QVD Dong Thap,
ANVIFISH, NTSF Seafoods, Biendong Seafood, Act 1
Cadovimex II were granted BAP-Best Aquaculture

Practice. BAP standards were set out by Global
Aquaculture Alliance (GAA)- the leading standards
on certification for production chain. The standards
attract a lot of interest from UK, Canada and 18 How can we do to ensure that harvested fish for
American retailers and distributors. processing are totally free of antibiotics residues?
6. Till June 2012, some enterprises registered and
prepared for audits towards certification of ASC Strict procedures have been respected during the
such as Vinh Hoan Corp, Docifish, Hung Vuong aquaculture and sampling for banned antibiotics residues
Corp., SouthVina, Godaco, Sohafood, Anvifish, tests:
Ngoc Ha Co, Hung Ca, To Chau, Samefico, Navico, 1. The use of chemicals and antibiotics in aquaculture
Hoang Long, CL-Fish, Biendong, CP Vietnam is required to be recorded and in compliance with
Livestock Corp, Ntaco, Docifish, Vinh Quang... current regulations and standards.
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2. The competent authority in charge of food safety companies have been granted Global GAP (making up
carries out regular control and inspections, including 45 percent of total number of fish processing companies).
the use of chemicals and antibiotics in aquaculture. The majority of these establishments are equipped with
3. The third party undertakes regular control and inspections advanced equipments and technologies which allow
to ensure the compliance with current regulations. to automating several stages of production line and
producing added value products. Advanced equipments
4. Before harvesting, processing establishment will include:
come to the farm and sample at each pond for  Continuous contact belt for filleting.
antibiotics tests. Only in case of negative testing  IQF system imported from the EU and Japan.
result, fish can be harvested and supply to
 Metals detectors and vacuum machine.
processing plants.
 Packaging and labelling equipments.
 Advanced equipments for microbiological and
antibiotics residues tests.
19 Is it required that pangasius supplied to  Treatment system for processing water and waste
processing plants are alive? What are water.
harvesting and transportation procedures?
Yes, it is! This is a technology requirement to ensure

the freshness of pangasius fillet afterward.
Despite ponds or floating cages can be located a dozen

kilometres far away from processing plant, with
satisfactory testing results for antibiotics residues, fish
will be harvested and transported by boat (the boat with
many holes for water exchange to keep the fish still be
alive during the transport to processing plant).
20 How many Pangasius processing

establishments are there in Vietnam? Are the
processing equipments and technologies of 21 Have Vietnamese processing establishments
these establishments advanced? been applying quality management programs
and food safety guarantee?
In Vietnam, there are nearly 100 processing establishments

of Tra and Basa fish which are mostly located in the Yes, they have and very well! Vietnam is classified in
nd
Mekong Delta. in which 49 pangasius processing the 2 rank in the world, in term of the number of EU
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approved fishery processing establishments. In 3. QCVN 02-14: 2009/BNNPTNT: National technical

th
November 8 2011, 393 establishments were approved standard on industrial aquatic feed producing plants
st
by EU and it took effect since November 21 2011. - Conditions for food safety and hygiene, veterinary
sanitation and environmental protection.
During the last ten years, the Vietnamese Government
has promulgated regulations and standards in compliance 4. QCVN 02-02: 2009/BNNPTNT: National technical
with the EU and US Food and Drug Administration and standard on seafood trading and producing plants-
also required establishments to set up and implement Food safety and quality guarantee program under
HACCP based quality management programs. HACCP regulation.
The majority of establishments meet not only Vietnamese 5. QCVN 02-01: 2009/BNNPTNT: National technical
standard on seafood trading and producing plants -
regulations and standards but also international ones
general conditions for ensuring food safety and
and is certified by foreign accreditation bodies and hygiene.
clients with BRC, IFS, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, SQF2000,
BAP, Halal, etc... 6. QCVN 02 - 08: 2009/BNNPTNT: National technical
standard on seafood ice water producing plants -
Conditions for food safety and hygiene guarantee
22 Does the Vietnamese Government regulate 7. QCVN 02 - 09: 2009/BNNPTNT: Conditions for food
and carry out inspections on hygiene safety and hygiene: seafood cold storage facility -
conditions of pangasius processing plants? Conditions for food safety and hygiene guarantee.
Yes, it does! NAFIQAD, the competent authority in

charge, has been recognized by the EU, Canada,
Korea,...) equivalent in term of competencies to 23 The use of food additives in pangasius
effectively control the quality and safety of fishery processing, is it in compliance with
products intended for export. requirements of importing countries and
controlled by Vietnamese competent authority?
The Vietnamese Government has promulgated
regulations on the control of hygiene conditions at fishery
processing establishments (including pangasius), Yes, it is! The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
specifically: Development promulgated the Decision No.
01/2008/QĐ-BNN of January 4, 2008 regulating the
1. The Circular No.55/2011/TT-BNNPTNT dated August
rd labelling, glazing and use of food additives in frozen fish
3 2011 on inspection, certification of seafood
processing.
quality, food safety and hygiene.
th
2. The Circular No.14/2009/TT-BNN dated March 12 For food additives:
2009 guiding environmental management in seafood
processing. The Decision regulates that food additives used in
processing should be in the list of food additives
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authorized for use by competent authority of importing granting for a fishery consignment is carried out by the
country (for export products) and of Vietnam (for National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance
domestic consumption products). The quantity of food Department (NAFIQAD), in compliance with importing
additives used in the product is not allowed to exceed the countries’ requirements.
MRLs authorized for each type of product.
NAFIQAD has signed up to date bilateral agreements
For the labelling: with competent authorities of the EU, Korea, Russia,
China, Canada, Taiwan... which recognize the
The labelling of frozen fish products should be in
NAFIQAD competencies on fishery quality and safety
compliance with Vietnamese regulations (for domestic
control during the whole production chain.
consumption products) and importing country’s
requirements (for export products) which are to ensure
the accuracy of the product nature and do not be
opposite to Vietnamese regulations. Apart from labelling
information as required by Vietnam and importing 25 Vietnam Pangasius was switched from “red
countries, net weight and gross weight (including fish, list” to “toward certification” in WWF’s
glazing water and package) or quantity of glazing water seafood guide for fish lovers in EU countries.
in the fish have to be clearly stated on the label.
Non-compliance consignments shall not be granted with WWF’s members in 6 EU countries (Germany, Austria,
a certificate for export or placing into domestic market Switzerland, Belgium, Norway and Denmark put
and be treated in compliance with current Vietnamese Vietnam pangasius in to the Red List” (product
regulations. Competent authorities of importing countries shouldn’t be used) from the Orange List (product that
and client shall be informed of intentional violation cases. can be considered for use) in WWF’s Seafood Guide for
fish lovers 2010. The information was withdrawed from
survey on assessing over 100 fish species in the world
under WWF’s renewed criteria for sustainable
development.
24 Each Pangasius consignment intended for
export is tested by Vietnamese Competent Vietnam rejected WWF International’s assessment on
Authority for microorganism, chemicals and Vietnam pangasius at some respects. If the assessment
antibiotics residues? was carried out in right way with consultation of relevant
multi-sides and experts in fish production, pangasius
should be placed at blue or near blue list.
In accordance with Vietnamese regulation (The circular
No. 55/2011/TT-BNNPTNT dated August 3rd, 2011 of WWF based on data collected from 89 farms with area
the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on of 360 hectares and 28 farming establishments and 4
seafood safety and quality inspection and certification), hatcheries from an other document to release
the inspection and certification and Health Certificate evaluations on pangasius.
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The organizations didn’t use to visit Vietnam and development cooperation of pangasius production
provided evaluations only based on available sector. Accordingly, VINAFIS and VASEP were in charge
documents. Research method set out by WWF of popularizing information and training fish farmers and
International, the North Sea Foundation (NSF), the producers towards sustainable development. WWF
Marine Conservation Society (MCS) was relied on 19 International and WWF Vietnam must realize its 5
questions. These questions depend on answers from commitments, including the withdrawal of pangasius from
many different people, leading different conclusions. WWF’s Red List, financial and human resource
th
assistance to help Vietnam fish industry develop in a
December 15 2010: sustainable way.
Directorate of Fisheries (D-Fish), Vietnam Association
of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), Viet After the MoU, WWF’s members in Germany, Austria,
Nam Fisheries Society (VINAFIS) and some other Switzerland, Belgium, Norway and Denmark withdrew
Ministries had a dialogue with WWF International Vietnam fish out of the Red List. WWF Sweden is the last
delegation led by Mr. Mark Powell, WWF's Global one to implement this commitment.
Seafood Programme director. At the direct dialogue, Vietnam Pangasius is now placed in a new “towards
WWF agreed to remove Vietnam Pangasius from the certification” category of WWF’s Seafood Guide for
Red List in Seafood Guide and recommended consumers in EU countries.
consumers to continue using this product.
Mr. Mark Powell was highly appreciated Vietnam

pangasius quality that is on sale in the EU markets and
a lot of other foreign markets. He himself loves this 26 Main types of products originated from
product. He emphasized that Seafood Guide for Pangasius?
Consumers was just a guide to advice consumers on
purchasing environmentally friendly and sustainable
Live Tra and Basa fish are processed to different types
products and should not be seen as a trade barrier that
of products, including frozen and added value ones.
the U.S imposed on Vietnam fish.
Following are types of Tra and Basa fish products for
export:
Mr. Mark Powell admitted his mistake in assessing the
facts on Vietnam Pangasius only based on available data - Whole fish
of 2008-2009 without considering reality. - Slices
th - Fillet.
December 17 2010:
- Breaded fish
Being witnessed by D-Fish; WWF International and - Basa cooked in clay pot
WWF Vietnam, VINAFIS and VASEP signed a - Steaks
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on sustainable
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MINISTRY OF SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Article 2: This Decision takes effect 15 days after its
AGRICULTURE Independence - Freedom - Happiness publication in Official Gazette (CONG BAO);
AND RURAL
DEVELOPMENT
Hanoi, June 05, 2008
Article 3: Heads of departments, Bureaus, the
Inspectorate and the Office of the Ministry, Directors of
No.: 70/2008/QÐ-BNN
provincial/municipal Fisheries, and Agriculture and Rural
Development Services, and Heads of Units attached to
DECISION the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall
Promulgating the Regulation on Management implement this Decision./.
of Tra fish rearing zones and establishments
For the Minster of Agriculture
and Rural Development
THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL Vice Minister

DEVELOPMENT (Signed and Sealed)
Nguyen Viet Thang
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 01/2008/NĐ-
CP dated January 03, 2008 laying down functions,
duties, responsibilities and organizational structure of
the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 59/2005/NÐ-
CP dated May 04, 2005 regulating production and
trading conditions of certain fishery business operators;
Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s Decision No.
224/1999/QÐ-TTg dated December 8, 1999 approving
the Aquaculture Development Program in the 1999 -
2010 period;
At the proposal of the Director of the Aquaculture
Department,
DECIDES:
Article 1: To promulgate together with this Decision the

Regulation on management of Tra catfish rearing zones
and establishments.
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MINISTRY OF SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM breeder fish means a fish with a body height of 2,5 -
AGRICULTURE Independence - Freedom - Happiness 3,0cm, with a size of 10-12 individuals/kg; small
AND RURAL
DEVELOPMENT breeder fish means a fish with a body height of 1,5 -
2,0cm, with a size of 60 - 70 individuals/kg, as defined
in the Sector Standard No. 28 TCN 170 : 2001), in a
proper technological process to reach a productivity
REGULATON ON TRA FISH REARING ZONES
of ≥ 300 tons/ha/crop.
AND ESTABLISHMENTS
(Promulgated together with Decision No. 70/2008/QÐ-BNN 2. Intensive rearing of Tra catfish means rearing Tra
dated June 5, 2008 of the Minister of Agriculture 2
catfish with a density of 15-20 big breeders fish/m
and Rural Development) 2
or 20-30 small breeder fish/m in a proper
technological process to reach a productivity of 150-
Chapter 1 200 tons/ha/crop.
GENERAL PROVISIONS 3. Tra catfish rearing establishment means a facility
owned by an organization or individual where Tra
Article 1: Objectives catfish is reared.
This Regulation provides for the management of Tra
catfish rearing zones and establishments to ensure 4. Tra catfish rearing zone means an area used for Tra
sustainable development of Tra catfish rearing. catfish rearing which accommodate two or more Tra
catfish rearing establishments using a common
Article 2: Subjects and scope of application supply source and waste water drainage system.
This Regulation applies to Vietnamese and foreign 5. GAP (Good Aquaculture Practices) is applied to Tra
organizations and individuals rearing Tra catfish catfish rearing.
(Pangasianodon hypophthalmus Sauvage, 1878) in the
Vietnamese territory and concerned management 6. BMP (Better Management Practices) is applied to Tra
agencies nationwide. catfish rearing.
Article 3: Interpretation of terms 7. CoC (Code of Conduct for Responsible Aquaculture) is
In this regulation, the terms below are constructed as applied to Tra catfish rearing.
follows:
(GAP, BMP and CoC are formulated based on
1. Super intensive rearing of Tra catfish means rearing principles specified in the Article 9 - Aquaculture
Tra catfish with a stocking density of ≥ 30 big Development of the Code of Conduct for
2 2
breeders fish/m or ≥ 40 small breeder fish/m (big Responsible Fisheries of FAO, 1995).
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8. Safe Tra catfish rearing means a rearing process in No. 28 TCN 170:2001 and only use breeder fish
which proper technical methods are applied in order which have a clear origin and receive quarantine
to ensure food safety for products, epidemic safety certification and quality examination.
for reared fish, environmental safety and economic
3. A Tra catfish rearing establishment must use
efficiency for raisers.
industrial feeds meeting sector standard No. 28 TCN
188:2004 or home-made feeds meeting sector
9. Safe Tra catfish rearing establishment means a Tra
standard No. 28 TCN 176:2002 on quality and
catfish rearing establishment which fully satisfies
hygiene safety.
conditions prescribed in this Regulation and is granted
a certificate of safe Tra catfish rearing establishment: 4. Wastewater discharged from Tra catfish rearing
or an establishment which applies one of international ponds must be treated to meet Vietnam standards
standards sets such as GAP, BMP and CoC or other TCVN 6774:2000 and TCVN 5942-1995 on
standards on safe aquaculture and is granted a wastewater quality.
certificate of qualification by the relevant standards
promulgating body. 5. Solid wastes must be collected and treated according
to Clause 3, Article 7 of the Government’s Decree
10. Safe Tra catfish rearing zones means Tra catfish No. 33/2005/ND-CP of March 15, 2005, detailing the
rearing zone which has 100% of Tra catfish rearing implementation of certain provisions of the
establishments fully satisfying conditions prescribed Ordinance on Animal Health. To e encourage of
in this Regulation or applying one of international treatment and the reuse of solid wastes from Tra
standards sets such as GAP, BMP and CoC or other catfish rearing for agricultural production.
standards on safe aquaculture, at least 80% of
which obtain a relevant certificate of qualification. 6. Not to treat the environment with chemicals and
biological substances out of the authorized list.
Chapter II 7. A Tra catfish rearing owner must make a written

commitment on environmental protection and
MANAGEMENT OF TRA CATFISH EARING ZONES
observe this commitment.
AND ESTABLISHMENTS
Article 5: Epidemic prevention in Tra catfish rearing
Article 4: Conditions on Tra catfish rearing
zones and establishments
1. The location of a Tra catfish rearing establishment
must be an area planned for Tra catfish rearing 1. The epidemic prevention for reared fish complies with
already approved by a competent authority. Clause 2, Article 7 of the Government’s Decree No.
33/2005/ND-CP of March, 15, 2005, detailing the
2. A catfish rearing establishment must use breeder fish implementation of certain provisions of the
meeting quality requirements set in sector standard Ordinance on Animal Health.
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2. Not to prevent or treat fish diseases with drugs and 4. To review the local Tra catfish rearing situation and
chemicals on the list of chemicals and antibiotics make reports to the Aquaculture Department on an
banned from or restricted for use in fishery annual or extraordinary (at request) basis.
production and trading.
Chapter IV
Chapter III
ORGANIZATION OF IMPLEMENTATION COMMENDATION, HANDLING OF VIOLATIONS,
COMPLAINTS AND DENUNCIATIONS
Article 7: Responsibilities of the Aquaculture Department
1. To organize, examine and supervise the implementation Article 9: Commendation
of this Regulation nationwide. Organizations and individuals gaining achievements in
2. To urge provincial-level aquaculture state management implementing this Regulation may be commended
agencies in implementing this Regulation. according to law.
3. To direct the research into advanced technologies of Article 10: Handling of violations
breeder production and commercial rearing to
ensure safe and sustainable development of Tra Organizations and individuals violating this Regulation
catfish rearing. shall be handled according to Section C, Chapter II of
the Government’s Decree No. 128/2005/ND-CP of
Article 8: Responsibilities of provincial-level October 11, 2005, providing for the sanctioning of
aquaculture state management agencies administrative violations in the fisheries domain and the,
Government’s Decree No. 34/2005/ND-CP of March 17,
1. To organize the implementation of this Regulation in
2005, on the sanctioning of administrative violations in
provincial-level territories.
the water resources domain.
2. To coordinate with the Monitoring Centers for
Aquaculture Environment and Epidemic in organizing Article 11: Complaints and denunciations
the surveillance and warning of aquaculture
environment and diseases for Tra catfish rearing Organizations and individuals may lodge complaints on,
zones. individuals may denounce, an organization’s or individual’s
acts of violating this Regulation to a competent organization
3. To annually make and announce lists of safe Tra catfish or individual.
rearing establishments; super intensive Tra catfish
rearing zones and establishments; and intensive Tra When receiving a complaint or denunciation, a competent
catfish rearing establishments in provincial-level organization or individual shall promptly handle it
territories to serve as the basis for macro management according to the law on complaints and denunciations.
and tracking down product origins.
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Chapter V MINISTRY OF SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

AGRICULTURE Independence - Freedom - Happiness
IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS AND RURAL
DEVELOPMENT
Article 12: Amendment of and supplementation to the
Regulation
REGULATION
When sector standards and other documents related to
the implementation of this Regulation are amended,
Monitoring certain substances
supplemented or replaced, those new documents prevail. and toxic residues thereof in animals and
aquatic products
In the course of implementing this Regulation, any (Issued with Decision No. 130/2008/QD-BNN
inappropriate content to be modified or supplemented st
dated 31 December, 2008 of Minister of Ministry
should be promptly reported to the Aquaculture of Agriculture and Rural Development)
Department for sum up and submission to the Minister of
Agriculture and Rural Development for study and decision
Chapter 1
For the Minister of Agriculture
and Rural Development
GENARAL PROVISIONS
Vice Minister
Article 1: Scope and object of application
(Signed and Sealed)
Nguyen Viet Thang 1. Adjusted scope: This regulation stipulated procedures
and implementation, duties and authorities of relevant
units of monitoring Programs for certain substances
and toxic residues thereof in animals and aquaculture
animals products used for foodstuffs (hereinafter called
monitoring Program).
2. Object of application: This Regulation shall apply to

manufacturing and trading establishments of breed;
aquaculture establishments; manufacturing and
trading establishments of feedstuffs, veterinary drugs;
aquaculture environment treating agents used in
aquaculture; aquaculture collecting, pre-processing,
processing establishments (hereinafter called
establishments).
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Article 2: Explaination of terms Article 3: Basics to implement residues monitoring

programs
In this regulation, terms are understood as follows:
National rules, technical standards of environment
1. Residues of toxic substances (hereinafter called and aquaculture safety quality; national rules,
residues) means the remainder of veterinary drugs, technical standards for feedstuffs, veterinary drugs,
growth-promoting and gonadotropic substances, and environment treating agents in aquaculture, or
aquaculture environment treating agent, harmful other concerned rules of the State.
substances originated from feedstuffs, from aquaculture
environment and their metabolites remain in Article 4: Inspecting agencies, monitoring agencies
aquaculture being harmful to the health of consumers.
1. National Agro-forestry and fisheries quality
2. Aquaculture areas (hereinafter called aquaculture assurance Directorate (including subordinated units)
areas) means a collection of zonolimnetic areas is the inspecting agency: chairing to submit plans to
(rivers, lagoons, ponds, reservoirs,etc.) used for the Ministry to approval and organize implementation,
aquaculture under general influence of inspect the implementation of residues monitoring
environmental agents. programs.
3. Aquaculture establishments: means places having 2. Agencies are assigned tasks of seafood quality
directly aquaculture, in which ponds/lagoons/rafts management by Departments of Agriculture and
being in the same of aquaculture manner and use the Rural Development: chairing to set up, plan,
same of supply water source and waste water implement monitoring residues program in local
systems, by an organization or individual ownes. areas.
4. Manufacturing and trading establishments of breed: Chapter II

means places having manufacturing or
hatching/residding activities of breeds used for raising PROCEDURES OF SETTING UP AND
aquaculture or selling to other aquaculture IMPLEMENTING PROGRAM
establishments by an organization or individual ownes.
Article 5: Setting up annual monitoring plans
5. Lots of aquaculture products means a set of many
1. In fourth-quarter of each year or at the end of the
individuals of an aquaculture objects harvested at
last harvest of each year, monitoring agencies shall
the same time and at an aquaculture
chair to organize the investigation, collect information,
area/establishment of raising aquaculture.
survey some steps as follows:
6. Laboratories means laboratories meeting requirements a) Collecting necessary information about real
of analysis capacity of the residues of toxic aquaculture situation at the subordinated areas.
substances are assigned by agenies decided by the
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development b) Organizing groups of practical survey at every
locations being less than necessary information.
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2. Determining aquaculture areas and objects need to Article 6: Implementation of residues monitoring
monitor programs
a) Aquaculture areas and monitored objects of each 1. Updating, adjusting monthly sampling plans:
region are determined based on the results of nd
surveys and administrative frontiers, feasibility of a) Before 22 every month, monitoring agencies
implementing the monitoring program at local. shall send monitoring reports of the aquaculture
situation of aquaculture areas in residues
b) Each aquaculture area shall be signed in monitoring programs to inspecting agencies and
accordance with united instructions of inspection shall propose adjustment of next month sampling
agencies.
plans (if necessary).
c) Drawing a map of aquaculture areas supervised th
in residues monitoring programs and updating b) Before 26 every month, based on information
when having the adjustment, the supplement. provided by monitoring agencies, the inspecting
agency shall adjust monitoring sampling plan (if
3. Monitoring agencies shall plan implementation any) and shall inform the official monitoring
annually on management areas in accordance with sampling plan next month to monitoring
instructions of inspecting agencies and reporting to agencies. In necessary cases, the agencies shall
st
the inspection agency before 31 December each
carry out verification and request explaining
year.
unappropriate contents (information) of monitoring
4. Approval and notice of monitoring plans annually agencies.
a) Inspecting agencies shall collect and handle reports 2. Sampling, designated criteria, sending analysis samples:
from monitoring agencies to plan annual residue
monitoring programs. National Agro-forestry and a) Pursuant to notified plans, monitoring agencies
fisheries Quality assurance Directorate shall submit shall carry out determining locations, objects of
the Ministry to approve the program. sampling, taking samples, designated specific
analysis criteria for each sample and send to
b) In necessary cases, inspection agencies shall
inspecting agencies.
organize groups to verify information reported by
monitoring agencies or shall coordinate with b) Procedures of sampling, storage, delivering and
monitoring agencies to implement surveys.
receiving are implemented unitedly as the
c) Annual monitoring plans after approval of the instruction of inspecting agencies.
Ministry shall be informed to monitoring agencies
and other related agencies to implement c) Within 03 working days after sampling, monitoring
monitoring programs by inspecting agencies. agencies must send to inspecting agencies.
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d) Within 02 working days of receiving the samples, detected residues exceeding the maximum residue
the inspecting agencies must send to assigned limitation described at point b, Clause 3 of this
laboratories to analyse. Article, the monitoring agencies shall report the
results in writing of the implementation to the
d) Periodically 6 months (or extraordinary), the inspecting agencies and the relevant agencies
inspecting agencies shall organize to verify mentioned at Article 10, Article 11 of this Regulation
sampling operation of monitoring agencies. and shall propose authority agencies to treat
establishments depending on the level of violation.
3. Analysing samples and reporting monitoring results:
a) Within 05 working days of receiving the samples, Chapter III

the laboratories must analyze and provide results
PROCEDURES OF IMPLEMENTING APPROPRIATE
to the inspecting agencies.
MEASURES TO OVERCOME WHEN DETECTING
b) Within 05 working days since having the analysis RESIDUES EXCEEDING
results, the inspector agencies shall send reports THE MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITATION
of monthly monitoring results to monitoring
Article 7: Cases of detected residues exceeding the
agencies and other agencies mentioned at
maximum residue limitation in aquaculture
Article 10, Article 11 of this Regulation.
1. At the stage of producing, trading breed: monitoring
c) For analysis samples detected residues exceeding
agencies shall have notice in writing to warn,
the maximum residue limitation: the laboratories
determine causes and require establishments to
must inform results to the inspecting agency within implement appropriate measures to overcome;
01 working day right after having official analysis intensify the sampling at producing and trading
results (including confirmed analysis results of aquaculture establishments of breed and hatchery
samples detected positive by screening methods). using breed from detected establishments.
Within 01 working day after receiving the results,
the inspecting agencies must inform in writing to 2. At the time of raising: The monitoring agencies shall
the monitoring agencies and other agencies have notice in writing to warn, determine causes and
mentioned at Article 10, Article 11 of this require establishments to implement appropriate
Regulation in order to require to determine causes, measures to overcome; intensify residues monitoring
sampling. The time of sampling shall depend on the
implement appropriate measures based on the
level of elimination in accordance with united
procedures described in Chapter III. instructions of the inspecting agencies.
d) Right after finishing determining causes and
3. At the time of preparation or harvesting:
implementing measures to overcome those cases
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a) The monitoring agency shall suspend harvesting b) When the results are positive, just allow using like
temporarily in writing, determine causes, require foodstuffs, as meeting the specific requirements
establishments to implement appropriate of consumption markets or change the purpose
measures to overcome; require and monitor of use.
relaying, intensify the sampling in accordance
with the instruction of the inspecting agencies. Article 8: Detection of toxic substances in foodstuffs,
When analysis results are negative, the aquaculture environment treating agents, veterinary
monitoring agencies shall inform in writing to the drugs exceeding the maximum residue limitation
establishments to allow harvesting.
1. The inspecting agencies shall have notice in writing
b) For slow eliminated substances (following the to relevant agencies mentioned at Article 10, Article
specific instructions of the inspection agencies): 11, Article 12, Article 13 of this regulation.
The inspecting agencies shall coordinate with the
monitoring agency to allow harvesting when 2. The monitoring agencies shall have notice in writing
meeting the specific requirements of the to warn, determine causes and require
consumption markets or change purposes of use. establishments to implement appropriate measures
to overcome.
4. Cases of harvesting establishments: The monitoring
agencies shall have notice in writing to warn, 3. The agencies mentioned at Article 10, Article 11 of
determine cause and require establishments to this Regulation shall chair to implement treatment
implement appropriate measures to overcome; measures appropriate according to authorities.
trace lots of aquaculture products originated
from establishments; intensify the sampling in
accordance with the instructions of the inspecting Chapter IV
agency. DUTIES, AUTHORITIES OF AGENCIES,
ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS RELATING
5. Aquaculture collecting, pre-processing, processing TO RESIDUES MONITORING PROGRAMS
establishments: The monitoring agencies shall have
notice in writing to warn, determine causes and Article 9: National Agro-forestry and fisheries quality
require the establishments to implement appropriate assurance Directorate (the inspecting agency)
measures to overcome; require tracebility and
isolate the lot of aquaculture products, take samples 1. Guiding monitoring agencies to plan the implementation
to verify. in local areas; collecting implementing plans of
annual residues monitoring programs to submit
a) When the results are negative, just allow lots of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for
aquaclulture products free. approval; organizing implementation of approved
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plans, periodically checking the implementation of programs in accordance with current regulations of
contents mentioned at Chapter II; the Ministry of Finance;
2. Chairing, coordinating with monitoring agencies to 10. Requiring monitoring agencies to report periodically
implement procedures described at Clause 5, Article or suddenly the contents mentioned at points a,
7 of this Regulation on the jurisdiction. Clause 1, Article 6 and other information related to
the monitoring programs.
3. Updating, promulgating annual lists of aquaculture
areas and objects of aquaculture in residues
monitoring programs. Article 10: Veterinary Departments
4. Chairing and coordinating with relevant agencies 1. Chairing to build procedures of handling issues
mentioned at Article 10, Article 11 of this regulation, related to veterinary drugs manufacturing and
setting up and issued implementing guide of trading establishments when detected forbidden
monitoring programs. substances in monitoring programs;
5. Updating, promulgating lists of analysis criteria and 2. Coordinating with the inspecting agencies to diffuse,
the maximum residues limitation in monitoring guide and examine the implementation of the
programs based on Vietnamese rules, technical monitoring programs for the monitoring agencies
standards and rules, technical standards of and objects related.
States/international organizations.
3. Chairing and directing the subordinate agencies
6. Chairing, organizing training courses on implementing coordinate with the monitoring agency in
monitoring programs, for agencies, organizations, implementing measures mentioned at Article 8
individuals concerned; under the scope of management
7. Reporting lists of laboratories participated in 4. Updating, publishing lists of veterinary drugs allowed
monitoring programs; circulating.
8. Reporting periodically, suddenly on the request of
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Article 11: Department of Aquaculture
the result of implementation; proposing the contents
needed to modify in implementing the monitoring 1. Chairing to build procedures of handling issues
programs; related to manufacturing and trading establishments
of breed, aquaculture environment treating agents,
9. Managing, using and allocating the approved budget propagation establishments detected toxic
for relevant agencies to implementing the monitoring substances exceeding the maximum residue
limitation of monitoring programs.
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2. Coordinating with the inspecting agencies to diffuse, 5. Reporting periodically or suddenly when required by
instruct and examine the implementation of the the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
monitoring programs for monitoring agencies and about the residues monitoring operation at
other relevant objects. management areas.
3. Chairing and directing the subordinate agencies
Article 13: Monitoring agencies
coordinate with the monitoring agencies in
implementing measures mentioned at Article 8
1. Chairing the implementation of activities mentioned
under the scope of management.
at clauses 1, 2, 3, Article 5, Point a , Clause 1,
4. Updating, publishing lists of feedstuffs, aquaculture Clause 2, Article 6, Article 7 of this regulation at
environment treating agents allowed circulating; management areas.
5. Coordinating with local functional agencies to set up 2. Guiding manufacturing and trading establishments
measures when having any problems of aquaculture of breed, veterinary drugs; aquaculture environment
environment. treating agents; aquaculture establishments;
aquaculture collecting establishments to comply with
6. Reporting timely results of warning aquaculture
the provisions in this regulation, coordinating with
environment to the monitoring agency to adjust
the inspecting agencies and relevant agencies to
monthly sampling plans (if any).
plan and organize training courses on implementation
of the monitoring programs for objects related.
Article 12: Provincial Departments of Agriculture
and Rural Development 3. Chairing and coordinating to carry out measures to
in accordance with procedures mentioned at
1. Assigning and directing monitoring agencies to chair Chapter III of this regulation.
and implement the monitoring programs at
management areas. 4. Regularly updating lists of manufacturing and
2. Directing popularization, instruction for subordinate trading establishments of breed, veterinary drugs;
agencies to carry out rules on the monitoring programs. aquaculture environment treating agents; aquaculture
establishments on management areas;
3. Directing subordinate agencies to coordinate with
monitoring agencies to carry out procedures of 5. Diffusing and guiding establishments carry out rules,
implementation of measures when detected residues standards of residues in aquaculture.
exceeding the maximum residues limitation.
6. Requiring manufacturing and trading establishments
4. Examining and monitoring implementation of the of breed, veterinary drugs; aquaculture environment
monitoring programs. treating agents; aquaculture establishments;
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aquaculture collecting establishments to execute in used (if any) and other information related to the
taking samples, provide relevant information; process of raising aquaculture requested.
measures implemented in the monitoring programs.
3. Execution of sampling and monitoring measures of
7. Managing and using an allocated budget annually in monitoring agencies after analysis results exceeding
monitoring programs in accordance with current the maximum residue limitation.
regulations of the Ministry of Finance.
4. Providing fully information to buyers about the origin
Article 14: Laboratories of Lot of breed, aquaculture products harvested;
1. Complying exactly with regulations of the Ministry of 5. Participated in training courses, diffusion of knowledge
Agriculture and Rural Development Department for about food safety in aquaculture organized by
assigned laboratories functional agencies.
2. Ensuring analysis results accurately, objectively and
6. Provided analysis results of samples collected at
reporting results on time, being responsibility for
their establishments when required.
analysis results implemented by laboratories.
3. Reporting the analysis results in the monitoring Article 16: Aquaculture collecting, pre-processing,
programs just for the inspecting agencies. processing establishments
Article 15: Manufacturing and trading establishments of 1. Regularly updating monitoring results from the
breed; aquaculture establishments inspecting agencies, monitoring agencies and
relevant agencies.
1. Do not use feedstuffs, veterinary drugs, aquaculture
environment treating agents which are not allowed 2. No buying aquaculture animals harvested from
suspended areas/establishments or unknown origin;
in lists of circulated substances in Vietnam or
creating and storing fully forms of origin of each lot of
contain substances in lists of prohibited substances.
aquaculture products.
In case of using substances with the maximum
allowed limitation in aquaculture, stopping using
3. Execution of sampling and monitoring measures of
before harvesting in accordance with instructions of
monitoring agencies after analysis results exceeding
the manufacturers;
the maximum residues limitation.
2. Observing, storing fully and providing for monitoring 4. Providing inspection agencies/monitoring agencies
agencies information about species, raising on self-controlled results of toxic substances in
aquaculture manner and raising areas/volume, time aquaculture at the establishments and information
of harvesting, feedstuffs, veterinary drugs, chemicals related to raising situation at collecting
establishments (if any) when required.
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5. Participated in training courses, diffusion of knowledge

about food safety in aquaculture organized by Chapter V
functional agencies.
COMPLAINTS, VIOLATION TREATMENTS
6. Provided analysis results of samples collected at
their establishments when required. Article 18: Complaints and resolving complaints
Article 17: Manufacturing and trading establishments 1. Every organization and individual shall have the
of Feedstuffs, veterinary drugs, aquaculture estab- right to complain and prosecute to competent levels
lishments with respect to violations occurred in the
implementation of this Regulation in accordance with
1. No manufacturing, trading chemicals, veterinary rules of the Law on complaints and denunciations and
drugs, growth-promoting substances, aquaculture documents guiding the implementation of Law on
environment treating agents which have not allowed complaints and denunciations.
circulation yet or have compounds in lists of
forbidden substances; 2. The official competent authorities are responsible for
resolving timely complaints and denunciations related to
2. Observing, storing fully information (species, the monitoring program in accordance with
quantity/volume, manufacturers, other necessary procedures of the Law on complaints and
information) and providing for monitoring agencies denunciations.
information about feedstuff, veterinary drugs,
growth-promoting substances, aquaculture Article 19: Violation treatments
environment treating agents at establishments when
required; Handling violations for violating behaviors of this
regulation depending on the nature and degree of
3. Execution of sampling and monitoring measures of behavior shall be punished administratively or criminally
monitoring agencies after analysis results exceeding in accordance with regulations of legislation in
the maximum residue limitation; accordance with the Law.
4. Participated in training courses, diffusion of
knowledge about food safety in aquaculture Chapter VI
organized by functional agencies; EXECUTIVE PROVISIONS
5. Provided analysis results of samples collected at Article 20: Supplementation and amendment of the
their establishments when required; Regulation
During the implementation, National Agro-forestry and

fisheries Quality assurance Directorate, Departments of
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Agriculture and Rural Development are responsible for

collecting proposals of every organization, individual
about difficulties in the implementation of this Regulation,
Any amendment or supplement of this Regulation's
contents shall be decided by the Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Development.
PP. MINISTER OF MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND

RURAL DEVELOPMENT
DEPUTY MINISTER
(signed and stamped)
Mr. Lương Lê Phương
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Spain gives catfish from Vietnam clean bill of health
SEAFOOD.COM NEWS [Asia Pulse] Feb 11, 2009 - Spain's

food safety watchdog has denied claims of food poisoning
related to tra and basa catfish imported from Vietnam,
attributing the allegations to 'false information' provided by the
European Commission (EC).
Batches of catfish imported into Spain from Vietnam last July

tested negative for any toxic substances banned by the EC,
said Roberto Sabrido, president of the Spanish Agency for
Food Security and Nutrition, at a press briefing at a recent
gastronomy and tourism exposition in Ourense.
Last month, Spain's Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs

also confirmed that Vietnamese catfish met food safety
regulations set by the EU and posed no danger to consumer
health.
Spain is one of Vietnam's leading European markets for

catfish, importing about 40,000 tonnes per year, according to
statistics from a Spanish trade association.
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Responsible for manuscript: Lai Thi Thanh Tra
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Publishing license N 225-2012/CXB/806-08/NN. Issued on 6/3/2012 by the Publishing
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Vienam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers

Agricultural Publishing House

Vietnam has nearly 70 pangasius exporting and

Vietnamese Pangasius is a species of traditional farming Editorial Board

Pangasius have been raising and developing mostly in

These provinces almostly are located in the lower part

2 What are species of Pangasius

Following are fish belong to Pangasiidae family (Tra

Rearing Tra fish in pond has been started in Mekong

Basa is also a fish with long body. The standard length of

6 What are nutritious value of Pangasius? 7 How many countries/territories do they

Sodium: 70.6 mg 2001-2011 Imported Vietnam pangasius market

Total carbohydrate: 0g 150 141 136

In the end of fourth week, to start classifying fish to Floating cages:

Among which, pond farming gives highest production,

Stocking density Average yield

Advanced Farms Standards are widely applied in

Since 2001-2004: Develop farming in cage and pond

Since 2005 so far: switch from cage farming, net enclosure

Now, Vietnam fish farmers raise fish in system of

4. ASC (Aquaculture Sustainable Certification

Pangasius farms are required to meet hygiene and

There are actually two main kinds of feeds: commercial

Feed and additional ingredients must belong to list of

No. Chemicals, antibiotics Applied for No. Chemicals, Antibiotics

No. Chemicals, antibiotics MRLs (ppb) No. Chemicals, Antibiotics

traceability) has been highly appreciated by

4. Other models of PurePanga and TracePanga Services: Supply of seeds,

VET DRUGS Act 2

Cadovimex II were granted BAP-Best Aquaculture

Yes, it is! This is a technology requirement to ensure

Despite ponds or floating cages can be located a dozen

20 How many Pangasius processing

In Vietnam, there are nearly 100 processing establishments

approved fishery processing establishments. In 3. QCVN 02-14: 2009/BNNPTNT: National technical

Yes, it does! NAFIQAD, the competent authority in

Mr. Mark Powell was highly appreciated Vietnam

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL Vice Minister

Article 1: To promulgate together with this Decision the

Chapter II 7. A Tra catfish rearing owner must make a written

Chapter V MINISTRY OF SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

2. Object of application: This Regulation shall apply to

Article 2: Explaination of terms Article 3: Basics to implement residues monitoring

4. Manufacturing and trading establishments of breed: Chapter II

a) Within 05 working days of receiving the samples, Chapter III

5. Participated in training courses, diffusion of knowledge

During the implementation, National Agro-forestry and

Agriculture and Rural Development are responsible for

PP. MINISTER OF MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND

Spain gives catfish from Vietnam clean bill of health

SEAFOOD.COM NEWS [Asia Pulse] Feb 11, 2009 - Spain's

Batches of catfish imported into Spain from Vietnam last July

Last month, Spain's Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs

Spain is one of Vietnam's leading European markets for

Responsible for publication: Dr. Le Quang Khoi

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