Japan lifts ban on import of Vietnamese dragon fruit

VGP – The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) has recently lifted the decade-long ban on import of Hylocereus undatus, a kind of Vietnamese fresh dragon fruits.

November 27, 2009 3:10 PM GMT+7

Dragon fruits and other food products imported from Việt Nam always observe Japan’s Law on Food Safety and Hygiene.

According to the Vietnamese Commercial Section in Japan, Yasaka Fruit Processing Limited Company in Việt Nam’s southern province of Bình Dương is approved to use the vapor heat technology to treat the dragon fruits.

Japanese plant quarantine experts will supervise the treatment at the company for 12 consecutive months since November 2009.