Peru meets requirements to export aquaculture products to the European Union

The European Commission's health directorate, DG SANTE, has approved Peru's revised 2024 control plans on residues in aquaculture following an audit, permitting the country to continue exporting aquaculture products to the EU. These products include various fish and crustaceans. The revisions include the removal of unauthorized antimicrobials and anti-inflammatory substances, addition of fosfomycin, reduction of action levels for crustacean contaminants, and alignment of fish and crustacean contaminant levels with EU guidelines.

Following the audit carried out by the Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) of the European Commission, the National Fisheries Health Agency (Sanipes), an entity attached to the Ministry of Production (Produce), implemented modifications to its 2024 control plans on residues in aquaculture, with which Peru complied with what was necessary to continue on the list of countries that can export aquaculture products to the European Union (EU). Taking this into consideration, the hydrobiological products from aquaculture that the country can currently export to the EU are fish (trout, tilapia, paiche, paco, gamitana, among others) and crustaceans (shrimp). It should be noted that, based on observations in the DG SANTE audit, Peru made corrections regarding Groups A3c (antimicrobials not authorized for use in food-producing animals in the EU) and included fosfomycin in the 2024 control plans on residues in aquaculture. It also made modifications regarding Groups A3f ...