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The restriction was carried out simply earlier than the FIFA World Cup in response to reviews that Vibrio cholera could have been present in a couple of imports from India.
A brief ban on the import of frozen seafood from India has been lifted by Qatar, opening the door for extra exports to the Gulf nation after a months-long lull, in accordance with native reviews.
The ban was put into place in November, simply days forward of the World Cup, in response to reviews that Vibrio cholera could have been present in a couple of shipments coming from India.
Previous to the soccer occasion, the Qatari authorities had assured India that the restriction was solely momentary and was brought on by a scarcity of testing services, an announcement by the Marine Merchandise Export Improvement Authority (MPEDA), the Hindu reported.
Since then, India’s Union Division of Commerce and the Indian Embassy in Qatar have been working to discover a resolution.
The assertion saying the easing of the ban on frozen fish was the results of consultations with Qatar’s Ministry of Public Well being. Nevertheless, there are nonetheless limitations on chilled seafood.
Seafood that’s chilled is stored at a temperature of three–4°C whereas frozen seafood is stored at detrimental 20 levels.
Provisional information signifies that India’s export to Qatar stood at roughly $11 million value of seafood in the course of the present fiscal yr, primarily shrimp.
Recognising India’s assurances about supply management, China eliminated the suspension of 99 Indian seafood processor exporters final week.
India’s Marine Merchandise Export Improvement Authority and different organisations performed an important function in securing Beijing’s suspension of a complete of 110 items lifted since December 2020, in accordance with reviews.
“This week is proving to be excellent for the seafood exporters in India, contemplating an analogous raise within the suspension by China. We hope that the restrictions by Qatar on the chilled seafood may also be cleared quickly after a reassessment of the scenario,” mentioned MPEDA Chairman D.V. Swami.
The export of frozen seafood, which accounts for about one-third of all seafood despatched to Qatar in 2021–2022, will nonetheless be topic to restrictions.
