Friday, December 16, 2011

Vietnam to ban poisonous chemicals used in aquaculture

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Vietnam is to ban the use of 20 kinds of plant protection substances containing cypermethrin from use in aquaculture. Pham Anh Tuan, deputy director of MARD’s Directorate of Fisheries, said "that the ban was submitted to the Minister at the beginning of this month, and it would be put into effect right after approval." About 20 products containing cypermethrin were sold in the markets with different names such as Sherpa, Ambush C, Cymbush, Peran and Cyperan. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers.
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