According to the Vietnam Trade Office in Korea, recently, the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) conducted random inspections of imported mango products being sold in the Korean market, including Mango products originating from Vietnam and the Philippines have pesticide residues of 0.08 and 0.05, respectively, exceeding the level prescribed by the PLS system (0.01mg/g).

Mangoes originating from Vietnam and the Philippines have pesticide residues of 0.08 and 0.05, respectively, exceeding the level prescribed by the Korean PLS system (0.01mg/g).

Vietnamese mango products packaged in 5kg bags were found to contain Permethrin residue - an active ingredient specifically used to eliminate stink bugs, leaf-eating insects, cotton borers, fruit borers... MFDS has recalled the product. Vietnamese-origin mangoes are exported by a company in Vietnam to the Korean market and recommend that consumers who have purchased Vietnamese exported mango products return them to the place of sale.

After this recall announcement, no more shipments of mangoes originating in Vietnam were detected that exceeded the allowed standards.

The deal said that mango is a popular tropical fruit product in the Korean market besides bananas and pineapples, so demand is huge. Vietnamese tropical fruit products still have great potential in the Korean market.

Although Vietnamese mango export turnover to Korea has increased from 7.9 million USD (2022) to 9.9 million USD (2023), Vietnamese mango products still do not pay attention to pesticide residues. plants leading to unfortunate violations of technical standards for products imported into the Korean market.

According to experts, it is likely that Vietnamese mangoes exceed the allowable threshold because they are grown in lands that have not been cleaned of pesticides and are grown scattered, making it difficult to control the entire process. planting, harvesting and steam processing. Therefore, Vietnamese authorities need to further promote information dissemination and early warning for Vietnamese mango exporters.

Previously, in 2023, Vietnamese frozen chili products being sold in the Korean market were also recalled by MFDS due to the discovery of PLS residue exceeding the allowable threshold when randomly testing imported frozen chili products. exported from Vietnam.

Incidents like the above, if not prevented promptly, will negatively affect the image of Vietnam's agricultural products. Therefore, the Vietnam Trade Office in Korea recommends that agricultural product processing and exporting enterprises in general strictly comply with Korean regulations on pesticide residue levels when exporting agricultural products to Korea . this market.