Indian seafood exporters may go under scanner in EU, exports to be impacted

EU commission is dissatisfied both with non-compliance and lack of progress by Indian authorities

Indian seafood exports may come under inspection in the European Union (EU), the third-largest market of India, because antibiotics are being frequently found in them.

Speculation among UK importers is rife that the EU is considering a ban on aquaculture products from India though there is nothing to support this.

In 2016-17, the European Union accounted for 18 per cent of $5.78 billion seafood exports from India. 

Trade sources said that there have been increasing rejections of Indian shrimps because of antibiotics like Nitrofurans and metabolites, AOZ, and chloramphenicol found in them. 

But of late rejections have reduced. The European