Thai government bans the addition of chloramphenicol to shrimp feed

In order to ensure the safety of exported shrimp, the Thai government has ordered the ban on the addition of chloramphenicol to shrimp feed and will strictly limit the use of antibiotics.

Thai Prime Minister Sulawong said that Thailand will do its utmost to prevent Thailand's export of shrimp from being contaminated with chloramphenicol. To this end, the government will officially issue the ban, and the cabinet will also consider drafting new regulations. Su Lawen said that Thailand had previously enacted laws prohibiting the use of chloramphenicol in food processing procedures, but did not particularly emphasize that this law also applies to shrimp farming.

Thailand’s implementation of this initiative is due to the recent discovery by the European countries that the drug may cause serious illness and therefore a surprise inspection of imported aquatic products. Four European countries have issued a statement recently saying that antibiotics in food can cause blood cell shock in humans. Chloramphenicol may cause anthrax and typhoid fever, and may cause a fatal anemia. Germany, Denmark, Poland and Romania are investigating whether livestock feed contains contaminated fish.

Thailand has 26,000 shrimp farms, producing 300,000 tons of shrimp per year, with an export value of about 100 billion baht (US$2.27 billion), mainly exported to North America, Europe and Japan.

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