The Port Health Inspectorate Services within the Environmental Health Directorate said that on the 4th of June, 2012 it intercepted a consignment of 480kg of shrimps of Vietnamese origin but traded through Italy with a lapsed durability date of November, 2010.

The consignment has been withheld and further investigations are ongoing.

This investigation is a result of joint inspections coordinated by the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority with the participation of the Health Inspectorate and Customs.

The Inspectorate said that traders are being reminded that action will be taken against any trader whose consignments are non-compliant, irrespective of the place of dispatch, be it an EU or Non-EU Member State.

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