Indonesia resumes shrimp exports to US after meeting radiation safety standards
Previously, Indonesia had exported 121 containers of shrimp in October after the KKP conducted radiation scanning of 920 containers ready to be shipped to the US.
Indonesia’s Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has resumed shrimp exports to the US after receiving certification that they are free of Cesium-137 contamination. This time, the total volume of exports reached 182 tonnes with an estimated value of around 25 billion IDR (1.5 million USD).
As reported by the Indonesian weekly magazine Tempo, during the export release event at the Tanjung Priok Port, North Jakarta, on December 3, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Wahyu Sakti Trenggono said the shipment indicates that the trust of the US market is beginning to recover.
Trenggono stated that this export is the second shipment since the government ensured that Indonesian shrimp products meet international radiation safety standards. He said that the certification of being free from Cesium-137 was issued through cross-institutional cooperation between the KKP, the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), and the Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (Bapeten).
The Head of the MMAF Quality Assurance Agency, Ishartini, explained that the agency has been designated as a certifying agency by the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) since October 31 this year. Only fisheries products that pass the Certificate of Quality and Safety of Fisheries Products (SMKHP) and radiation tests can be exported with this status.
Previously, Indonesia had exported 121 containers of shrimp in October after the KKP conducted radiation scanning of 920 containers ready to be shipped to the US./.
