UK-based seafood importers have sought New Delhi’s intervention to stop what they say may be an imminent ban on Indian exports by the EU, reports Business Standard.

The EU is apparently unhappy due to increasing incidences of traces of antibiotics being found in seafood products from India.

The British Frozen Food Federation has, in a letter to the Indian commerce ministry, stressed that a ban on Indian aquaculture shrimp might be implemented in two-three months.

The federation has urged the minister to redouble efforts to appease the commission and to prevent a ban. It has also asked India to overhaul the aquaculture export safety system. The federation has also offered its expertise and perspective to resolve the issue.

There is a risk that the US Food and Drug Administration, which will look closely at the outcome of the EU’s review, might review its own import procedures from India, added the news site.