At the signing ceremony of the MoU (Photo: VNA) Accordingly, the two sides will support and coordinate with eachother to effectively notify contents related to hygiene, epidemiology and plantand animal quarantine to Vietnamese manufacturers and exporters, while answeringtheir questions in order to support Vietnamese products to meet technicalstandards and enable them to enter markets that require high technicalstandards.
The SPS Vietnam Office will launch a software system to provide notificationson contents and regulations related to hygiene, epidemiology and plant andanimal quarantine from WTO members, along with information on the names ofactive ingredients whose residue levels often exceed the maximum allowablelevels of some export markets to businesses.
It will also supply consulting services to businesses to help them get better understandingand meet the requirements of import markets.
Meanwhile, the Tentamus Group will provide a software system transferringinformation about drafts and notices of the Vietnam SPS Office from WTO membercountries to Vietnamese exporters/manufacturers in an efficient manner. The groupwill also participate in seminars and conferences to provide information andshare solutions related to issues of food safety and animal and plant quarantine.
Tentamus Group General Director Jochen Peter Zoller said that the firm aims tohelp supermarkets in the EU as well as retail chains around the worldfind safe products from Southeast Asia, including Vietnam.
He said that the group has developed a software system to update information onpesticide residue levels in markets to Vietnamese agricultural product exporters, thushelping them meet the requirements from these markets.
SPS Vietnam Director Le Thanh Hoa said that Vietnam, as a leading manufacturer and exporter of many agricultural products such as peppercorn, rice andcoffee, has high potential to export fruits and vegetables to markets aroundthe world.
However, the lack of information about food safety, and animal and plant quarantinemeasures as well as technical standards of importing countries have caused difficulties for Vietnamese producers and exporters, Hoa said, stressing that the partnership will assistdomestic firms to adjust their strategies and activities in the fieldeffectively.
Tentamus is a global testing company with presencein Europe, the UK, Israel, China, Japan, India and the US. The Tentamus Group isaccredited and licensed to test, evaluate and consult on all human-relatedproducts./.
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