Primary Agricultural Production Primary Agricultural Production

for Food Safety Measures in for Food Safety Measures in

ThailandThailand

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Information Background

of Thailand (Population)

Information BackgroundInformation Background

of Thailandof Thailand (Population)(Population)•• Population 64.8 millions Population 64.8 millions

(2004) and estimate to (2004) and estimate to

70 million in 201070 million in 2010

•• Agricultural area 265 Agricultural area 265

KmKm22 (41% from total)(41% from total)

•• ~50 % of population is ~50 % of population is

in Agricultural sectorin Agricultural sector

•• Birth rate 0.91%Birth rate 0.91%

•• Life expectancy ~ 71 Life expectancy ~ 71

yearsyears60.860.8 MillionMillion19971997

61.261.2 MillionMillion19981998

61.861.8 MillionMillion19991999

62.462.4 MillionMillion20002000

62.962.9 MillionMillion20012001

6633..00 MillionMillion20022002

63.863.8 MillionMillion20032003

64.8664.86 MillionMillion20042004

POPULATION

Leadership for ExportLeadership for Export

Rice, Rubber, Rice, Rubber, CassawaCassawa

-----2,011China

49132,193India

18522,423Pakistan

30832,622USA

19883,729Vietnam

6,1977,685Thailand

1995199520012001CountriesCountries

For riceFor rice

productionproduction

Other agricultural products

•• Plants and Plant Plants and Plant

productsproducts

•• Animals and animal Animals and animal

productsproducts

•• Fishes and Fishes and

Fisheries productsFisheries products

Still be on Still be on

priority of priority of

the list for the list for

exportexport

Target imported countriesTarget imported countries

Shrimps, 2001

General commoditiesGeneral commodities

Problem Encountered of Problem Encountered of

ThailandThailand

•• Economic collapsed, 1997Economic collapsed, 1997--19981998– Banking and Stock exchange systems

•• Export commoditiesExport commodities alertalert

–– EU White paper on EU White paper on Food SafetyFood Safety, 1999, 1999

–– Import regulations were reviewed in Import regulations were reviewed in many countriesmany countries

–– Many Thai exporting products were Many Thai exporting products were strictly checkedstrictly checked and bannedand banned

–– Food safety alert system around the Food safety alert system around the worldworld

OthersOthers

•• Traceability of the productsTraceability of the products

–– From farm to table (Fork)From farm to table (Fork)

–– From Farm to ShelfFrom Farm to Shelf

–– GAP membersGAP members

–– Other Other foodsafetyfoodsafety measures such as GMP, measures such as GMP,

HACCPHACCP

International notification (Alert)International notification (Alert)From 2000From 2000--20042004

• Name of Agric. Products No. of Notification alert

• CHILLI 92CORIONDER 66ACACIA 12LONGAN 12WATER MIMOSA 6HOLYBASIL 5OKRA 4PEPERMINT 3RAMBUTAN 3TANGERINE 3GINGER 2KALE 2

• OTHERS

Time of revolution!Time of revolution!

•• Improve primary agricultural Improve primary agricultural

productionsproductions

––Plants and plant productsPlants and plant products

––Animal and animal productsAnimal and animal products

––Fishery and fishery productsFishery and fishery products

•• Under MOACUnder MOAC

Internal Rearrangement Affair

1999-2002

Internal Rearrangement AffairInternal Rearrangement Affair

19991999--20022002

• Government sector rearrangement

program–– New ministries have been set up and also old New ministries have been set up and also old

ministries have been shaven upministries have been shaven up

–– Move or renewal some agencies to the right task, Move or renewal some agencies to the right task,

mostly for the primary food production sectormostly for the primary food production sector

–– Setup National Bureau of Agricultural commodity and Setup National Bureau of Agricultural commodity and

Food Standard (ACFS)Food Standard (ACFS)

–– Transferred works from Food Analysis for Export Transferred works from Food Analysis for Export

DivisionDivision under Dept. of Medical Science,under Dept. of Medical Science, MOPH MOPH to 3to 3--

Departments under MOACDepartments under MOAC

Rearrangement cont’s

on 2003-2004

Rearrangement Rearrangement contcont’’ss

on 2003on 2003--20042004

•• Announce National Food safety policyAnnounce National Food safety policy

•• Setting up Laboratory Center for Food Setting up Laboratory Center for Food and Agricultural Products and Agricultural Products (LCFA)(LCFA) under under MOAC (Cabinet resolution on 17 June MOAC (Cabinet resolution on 17 June 2003)2003)

•• Established new tolerance under Food Established new tolerance under Food Act B.E. 2522Act B.E. 2522

•• Announce strategicAnnounce strategic plan to Food safety plan to Food safety Year on 2004Year on 2004

National Food safety policyNational Food safety policy

• Review regulatory and standards to meet

international

• Strenghten and enforce supervision for food

safety

• Encourage and educate customer knowledge

• Upgrading personnel staff knowledge (GAP,

GMP, HACCP) and workflow

• Enhancing laboratory capability to meet

international acceptance

Some indicatorsSome indicatorsSome indicators

•• GAP, Good Agricultural Practices (DOA, DOF, DLD)GAP, Good Agricultural Practices (DOA, DOF, DLD)

•• Fresh food must be labeledFresh food must be labeled

•• Issue good sanitary regulations for fresh food Issue good sanitary regulations for fresh food

market and then give symbolmarket and then give symbol

•• Processed foods must have Processed foods must have TFDATFDA’’ss logo with logo with

GMP/HACCP certificationGMP/HACCP certification

•• Instant processed foods must meet the regulation Instant processed foods must meet the regulation

and be certified by MOPH as and be certified by MOPH as ““Clean Food Good Clean Food Good

TasteTaste””

•• Educate customers to know and choose the right Educate customers to know and choose the right

productsproducts with safewith safe

DLD

MOACMOAC’’ss PolicyPolicyGAP of DAO, DOF,

DLD

GAP of DAO, DOF, GAP of DAO, DOF,

DLDDLD

GMP & HACCPGMP & HACCPGMP & HACCP

Food safety for export

Food safety Food safety

for exportfor export

Q1Q1Q1

Q2Q2Q2

Q3Q3Q3Sample Testing

Health

certificate

Health Health

certificatecertificate

ACFSACFS

Food Food

safety safety

signsignLCFALCFALCFA

Certified Q Certified Q

symbolsymbol

Department of Department of

AgricultureAgriculture

Review of Food Act B.E. 2522Review of Food Act B.E. 2522

• "Controlled foods" means foods published in the GovermentGazette by the Minister as the quality or standard control food;"Food recipe" means list of substance which is used as ingredientsin the production of food in a specified content;"Container" means any object used as a receptacle for placing,packaging or any other method;"Label" includes any figure, invented design; or text show on thefood, food container or package;"produce" means to make, mix, transform and includes repacking;"sale" includes to distribute or exchange as well as to have in a possession for the purpose of sale;"import" means to bring into the Kingdom; '"export" means to sell out side the Kingdom;"Factory" means factory under the factory law set up for theproduction of food;"License" means person who received license under the Act, in thecase of juristic person receiving the licensee shall include the personthat the Juristic ertity has appointed to operate business;

Review of Hazardous

Substances Act B.E. 2535

Review of Hazardous Review of Hazardous

Substances Act B.E. 2535Substances Act B.E. 2535

•• Reviewing of Pesticide Registration Reviewing of Pesticide Registration

processes under 3processes under 3--Ministries; MOAC, Ministries; MOAC,

MOI and MOPHMOI and MOPH

•• Cancellation or banning highly toxic Cancellation or banning highly toxic

pesticidespesticides

•• Reviewing of licensing (Lifetime Reviewing of licensing (Lifetime

Certification)Certification)

LCFA HistoryLCFA History

•• Set up by cabinet resolution on 17 June Set up by cabinet resolution on 17 June 20032003

•• Official opening on 17 May 2004Official opening on 17 May 2004

•• Open for analytical work on 21 may Open for analytical work on 21 may 20042004

•• ISO/IEC 17025 Accredited on 29 Nov. ISO/IEC 17025 Accredited on 29 Nov. 20042004

•• Certified by DOA, DOF and DLD on Feb Certified by DOA, DOF and DLD on Feb 20052005

LCFA HistoryLCFA History

•• The Lab design will meetThe Lab design will meet

–– DQ, IQ, PQ and OQ DQ, IQ, PQ and OQ

–– Number of maximum samples sent to 3Number of maximum samples sent to 3--

DepartmentDepartment

–– number of important matrices and itemsnumber of important matrices and items

–– Location supporting for export and import Location supporting for export and import

LCFA CapabilityLCFA Capability

•• 66--branches alongbranches along the country the country

with more than 330 qualified with more than 330 qualified

scientist workingscientist working

•• Support sample loading > Support sample loading >

400,000 samples/year 400,000 samples/year

(concerning import & export (concerning import & export

issues)issues)

•• Cover different matrixes and Cover different matrixes and

meet food safety issues such meet food safety issues such

as physical, chemical, as physical, chemical,

biological and biological and GMOsGMOs testingtesting

LCFA and its targetLCFA and its targethttphttp://://wwwwww..siamsiam--ee--commercecommerce..comcom//lcfalcfa//about_usabout_us..htmhtm

• Policy– To provide all laboratory facilities for testing of import and export

foods and agricultural products with fast, reliable and be standardized and accredited by national or/and international accreditation body

• Vision– To be one of the national competent and reference laboratory for

testing of export and import foods and agricultural products with highly consistence and standard and together with the development 6 satellite laboratories in accordance with the samequality

• Mission– To be one stop services supporting the issuing of health

certification of export food and agricultural products

– To support ACFS in term of issuing standards in the country

Satellite Lab and ManagementSatellite Lab and Management

LCFALCFA

BangkokBangkok

LCFA

Chiengmai

LCFAKhonkhean

LCFAChachoengsao

LCFASamut sakhorn

LCFALCFASongkhlaSongkhla

L CF AL CF AL CF AL CF AL CF AL CF AL CF AL CF A

H ead O fficeH ead O fficeH ead O fficeH ead O fficeH ead O fficeH ead O fficeH ead O fficeH ead O ffice

Techniques

Management

Thai TraditionalThai Traditional New Year (New Year (SongkranSongkran Festival)Festival)

April 13April 13rdrd, 2005, 2005

Because, the sun moves from the Pisces to the Aries as the Thai Because, the sun moves from the Pisces to the Aries as the Thai

people belief (comes from the Northern part of India) to be new people belief (comes from the Northern part of India) to be new year.year.