Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 February 2021
360. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts his Department is making to reopen the Chinese market to Irish fishers for the exportation of brown crab; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10744/21]
View answerThe Chinese market remains open for Irish seafood exports, including brown crab, that meet Chinese import requirements. The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) continues to issue health certificates for consignments of live crab and other seafood exports in line with official controls for exports to third countries.
Certification of export consignments of live crab to China and Hong Kong is provided where laboratory test results demonstrate compliance with the relevant standards for cadmium. The SFPA has statutory responsibility for seafood safety controls and the enforcement of seafood safety law. Any queries on the certification of seafood exports should be brought directly to the SFPA.
