date:May 23, 2012
. The technology for disease management in shrimp farming has made transformative advances.
Great progress has been made to eliminate antibiotics, the GAA said, and shrimp can now be obtained from certified sources that provide the food safety assurance that consumers demand. Shrimp imports to the United States are subject to multiple controls.
The US Food and Drug Administration routinely tests imported seafood. Exporting countries test and screen shrimp for banned antibiotics and chemicals