China Suspends Imports From 3 Ecuadorian Shrimp Exporters
China will suspend imports from three Ecuadorian plants after it said packaging samples of the plants’ frozen shrimp shipments tested positive for coronavirus, an unofficial translation of a July 10 notice said. While the “shrimp body” and the “inner packaging…
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samples” tested negative, China said the outer packaging from Pesquera Santa Priscila SA, Empacreci SA and Empacadora Del Pacifico Sociedad Anonima Edpacif SA tested positive. Chinese importers of the frozen shrimp must recall any shipments produced after March 12 and return or destroy the shrimp. A “leading Ecuadorian shrimp exporter” disputed China’s claims about the packages testing positive, Bloomberg reported July 12.