Vietnam durians face stricter regulation in China market as traces of yellow colouring found

Vietnam's Plant Protection Department has asked localities to strengthen supervision of growing areas and packaging facilities. - phunuonline.com.vn

HANOI: Vietnam's durian export industry faces difficulties in entering the Chinese market due to new inspection regulations for durian exports.

China has tightened inspection of Basic Yellow 2 (BY2) residues in durian batches exported from other countries to this market, including Vietnam, with 90 per cent of its durians exported to China.