Post on 25-Dec-2015
USA10.56%
Brazil5.06%
China4.06%
Canada3.67%
Others26.87%
Argentina3.42%
Thailand2.39%
EU (15 Countries)
43.97%
Source : Global Trade Atlas (2007)
World Market Share of Thai Food Export
( 7th)
Commodities
Values (million
baht)
World Market
share (%)- Canned Pineapple and Juice
18,779.38 49.1 (1st)
- Shrimp 81,645.72 22.1 (1st)
- Processed Tuna 44,881.12 47.6 (1st)
- Processed Chicken
40,971.23 24.1 (1st)
- Rice 119,327.71 37.2 (1st)
- Fisheries Product 192,061.75 7.9 (3rd)
- Processed Fruit 45,366.53 5.0 (7th)
Food Export of Thailand in Food Export of Thailand in 20072007
In The Year 2008
Food Export Value Baht 750,000 Million
15% of total export revenue
20 million employed in the food and agricultural Sector
Tourism – 300,000
National Food Safety Policy
• Equivalent food safety standards for local and foreign consumers
• Harmonised science-based safety standards and regulations
• An effective farm-to-table control system that is internationally recognised
Food chain only as strong as its weakest linkFood chain only as strong as its weakest link
FeedDrugs
FertilizerPesticide
Production
Storage Processing
Transport
DistributionWholesale
Retail -Packaged
Catering
All Links Must Be Secure
Your Role - To Protect…Your Role - To Protect…
Consumers Of Thai FoodConsumers Of Thai Food
Official Food Control SystemsOfficial Food Control Systems
Food Inspection
InformationEducation
Communication
Food Legislation
Laboratories
Food Control Management
WHO/FAO Key Components
In Just One Pizza!In Just One Pizza!
Dough FranceUK PolandUSAYeast UKIrelandGermanySalt UKFranceChinaThailand
SugarBrazilIndonesiaJamaicaUK
Tomato pasteItaly SpainGreeceFrance Netherlands
Herbs Greece, Thailand,Spain, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Morocco
And Then the Toppings…Cheese from Switzerland, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, UK,Netherlands; Ham from Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, UK, Chile, Brazil, Belgium; Chicken from Thailand, Brazil, Ireland, UK, Netherlands, Germany; Chilli Peppers from Africa, Asia, South America; Anchovies from Peru, Thailand, Italy, Falkland Islands; Spain; Iceland Denmark; Pepperoni from Poland, Italy Ireland, UK Denmark, USA; Vegetables such as garlic, mushrooms, sweet pepper, onions, olives, from Asia or Mediterranean countries; Olive oil from Italy, Greece, Spain,
Globalisation of food supply
The world on your plate!!
Observations (1)
• Number of agencies large
• Coordination/collaboration weak
• Promotion vs control
• “Silo approach”
Observations (2)
• Legislation need modernisation
• Food standards domestic vs exports
• Product standards/recipes approval/registration
• Data sharing across agencies
Observations (3)
• Many “Q-marks” confusion
• Quality vs Safety Q-marks
• Food education – many messages/programmes
• Risk assessment
Observations (4)
• Monitoring and surveillance – data management and sharing
• Auditing focus on accountability
• Harmonisation of food safety control local vs central
• Mandatory vs voluntary standards
National Food Commission
• National food strategy and policy
• Guidelines for national agencies
• Coordination
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Continuous improvement
• Effective and efficient use of resources
Under Construction
Under Construction
How to achieve NFC goals?
• Enhancing surveillance and monitoring• Strengthening cooperation and
collaboration• Establishing a national food safety
database• Harmonising risk assessment• National coordination of food crisis
management • Modernisation of food legislation
How to progress the food safety agenda?
Executive Agency reporting to NFC - Thai Food Safety Authority (TFSA)
• Consider and keep under review the efficacy of the national food safety control programme
• Report at least annually to the NFC on the
scope for better co-ordination and delivery of the food safety control programme
Tasks of the Thai Food Safety Authority
Auditing Auditing
Risk assessmentRisk assessment
Crisis coordinationCrisis coordination
Sharing dataSharing data
Food educationFood education
Structure of TFSA
• Reports to National Food Commission• Independent of sector interest • Chief Executive (Five year terms)• Staff seconded from food safety control
agencies (max 100)• Structure (Food Science and Standards;
Regulatory Affairs; Audit and Compliance; Data Management; Crisis Planning; Food
education)
Benefits of TFSA
• Greater accountability across food safety agencies
• Better food chain coordination and collaboration
• More efficient use of resources• Stakeholder credibility • Global recognition of Thai Food safety
standards• Enhanced public health outcomes
How long will Thailand be No 1?
• Global competition
• Need to modernise legislation
• Need to move forward quickly
• Fragmented system of food safety control
• Reduced trading partner confidence
• Domestic food safety control weak
Urgent need for action
ScienceScience IndependenceIndependence
Consumer Confidence
Trust & Credibility
Thai Food Safety AgencyThai Food Safety Agency