China improves inspection at fish farms 26 Jul 2007
Last month, the US Food and Drug Administration
said a sampling of imported Chinese seafood from October 2006 through May 2007
found more than 15% of shipments were contaminated with antimicrobial agents
that are not approved for use in farm-raised seafood in the
Get hold of antibiotic
use
"We are focusing on getting a hold on
antibiotic use, especially overuse of antibiotics on fish and crustaceans,
including nitrofurans and malachite green," Zhang Yuxiang, director of the
market and economic information department of the Ministry of Agriculture, told
a news conference on Wednesday.
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