Shrimp exports face threat on rising rejections by US

A sudden spurt in refusal of Indian shrimp exports to the US due to antibiotic residues is hampering the seafood sector. In the first five months of the current year, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) refused 39 entry lines of shrimp for reasons related to banned antibiotics as against 34 entry lines of shrimp from India during the whole of last year.
Aquaculture products constitute almost 70% of the annual seafood exports from India. The US is the largest market for Indian se