The Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection (Ministry of Agriculture and Environment) has recently issued a document to regional plant quarantine agencies, requesting strict inspection of durian exports to China but re-imported, commonly known as “round-trip exports.”
According to the unit, based on the warning information from the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC), from the beginning of the year until now, GACC has inspected and detected some batches of Vietnamese durians containing Auramine O, a chemical that is not allowed to be used in food according to food safety regulations of both China and Vietnam.
Based on the provisions of the Government’s Decree No. 15/2018/ND-CP dated February 2, 2018, detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Food Safety, and Circular No. 44/2018/TT-BNNPTNT dated December 28, 2018, of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (now the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment), on state management of food safety for plant-based exported food products, the Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection requested the regional plant quarantine agencies to:
“Implement strict inspection of durian exports to China but re-imported, including document checking combined with sampling and testing for Auramine O indicator. In cases where batches have GACC test results showing no detection of Auramine O, apply the normal inspection method.”
A box of packaged durians for export that was sold domestically
Strict Inspection Until Further Notice
“The strict inspection shall be carried out until there is a notice from the Department to stop the strict inspection in accordance with the provisions of Decree No. 15/2018/ND-CP.
If any difficulties or obstacles are encountered during the implementation, please immediately reflect them to the Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection for guidance on proper implementation” – the document stated.
A “durian rescue” container at the beginning of 2025 in Gia Lai province (old Binh Dinh area)
In the past, many container trucks displayed “durian rescue” signs when their planned exports to China had to be redirected to the domestic market.
These batches were usually very cheap but also raised many questions about their quality, food safety assurance, and even the presence of banned substances like Auramine O, leading to customs clearance issues.
With strict inspections in place, batches contaminated with Auramine O will no longer have the opportunity to be consumed domestically.
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