Country Report : Thailand Implementation of Codex...
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Pisan Pongsapitch
Director, Off ice of Standard Development
National Bureau Of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS), Thai land
Country Report : Thailand
Implementation of Codex Standards at National Level
FAO Workshop on Implementing Codex , 19 September 2012, visiting ACFS, Thailand
Road Map of Food safety
Farm level
Import RM+Input
Produce/ Product
Market
(Domestic/ Export)
Food Manufacturing
level
I II III IV V
- Registration &
Inspection of
pesticide,
fertilizer
vet drug, other chemicals
- Border
control of RM,
foods, feeds, animal
GAP Implementation & Certification
GMP/HACCP
Implementation & Certification
- Product
Registration
/Certification
& Issue of ‘Q’
Mark
- Product
Inspection before export
-Product
monitoring
- Control hygiene of market/retailer
- Consumer
communication &
Control
advertising
-Inspect & Certify
product for
export
- SPS/Trade
negotiation
Traceability
Food safety standards
National Policy on Food Safety
Single standard for both domestic consumption and export
Development/Improvement through Standardization /Legal control - Standard harmonization
Agricultural extension / Food education
Traceability system
National Agencies in charge of Food control
Food production, mainly primary production (safety + quality)
Food trade, mainly export
Food security
Consumer protection (safety + quality)
Some parts of food production related to consumer protection
Food import
Domestic market including food service
Ministry of Agriculture
- Production based
Ministry of Health
- Health based
Health : Food Act 1979
Regulated by Ministry of Public Health (MOPH),
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Food establishments registration
Establish regulations on specific foods
Control of food sold domestically / Imported
foods
Control of food labelling + food advertising
* All mandatory
Agricultural standards Act 2008
New Act – Effective August 2008
Establish single standard aiming for the safety and quality of agricultural commodity and applied equally to producer , exporter & importer of agricultural commodities
Also applied to certification bodies (CB) who inspect / certify upon agricultural standards with the aim to strengthening the capacity and reliability of private CB
Thai Agricultural Standard; TAS
STANDARDS FOR FOOD CHAIN
Farm Industry
Product (Export)
GAP
Organic
GMP
HACCP Product standard (Safety & Quality)
Hygiene of food service
Product (Domesti
c)
Activities
Standard setting
Agri. Extension/ Std. Implementation
Inspection & Certification
Accreditation
MOAC : Roles on Food Safety Standardization
Plants Livestocks Fisheries
ACFS
DOAE, CPD
DOA, RD
DLD DOF
DLD DOF
ACFS
Communication & Education
All
ACFS
- Farmers
- Processors
- Scientists
- Consumers
Products Consumers
National Standards
Standard Setting
Production Std.
Commodity Std.
General Std.
Focal Points (Codex, OIE, IPPC)
8 Steps
Standard Setting
ACFS : National standard setting
1. Prioritization of a standard 2. Establishment of Technical Committee - all stakeholders including * scientists, experts * government officers, * farmers * private sectors 3. Standard drafting
ACFS : National standard setting
4. Draft standard considered by the Technical Committee
5. Public hearing / Requesting comments from all stakeholders
6. Draft standard approved by the National Committee on Agricultural Standards
7. WTO Notification (for mandatory standard)
8. Standard Approval and Notified in the Royal Gazette
* Standard review and possibly revised every 5 y
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Q – Mark: Certification Mark for Qualified Systems or Products
From International to
National Standards
Alignment of National Standards to Codex Standards
Adopting
Adapting
ISO/IEC Guide 21-2:2005
ISO/IEC Guide 21-2:2005 : Regional or national adoption of International Standards and other International Deliverables
Adopting international standard
Identical
Modification
Not equivalent
Identical
The regional or national standards is identical to the International Standard under the following conditions:
a) the regional or national standard is identical in technical content, structure and wording
b) the regional or national standards is identical in technical content and structure, although it may contain the following minimal editorial changes:
Modified
Technical deviation clearly identified and explain
Structure deviations easy identified
Contain less
Contain more
Contain some differing requirements
Etc.
Not equivalent
Not equivalent = Not adoption (Adapting)
Technical deviation
not clearly identified
Structure deviation
Example of Adoption of Codex Standards
Codex RCP 1 (GMP)/HACCP
TAS 9023-2007 : CODE OF PRACTICE : GENERAL
PRINCIPLES OF FOOD HYGIENE
TAS 9024-2007 : HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL
CONTROL POINT (HACCP) SYSTEM AND GUIDELINES FOR ITS APPLICATION
Codex Principles and Guideline for the Conduct of Microbiological Risk Assessment
TAS. 9015-2007 - PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES FOR THE
CONDUCT OF MICROBIOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT
Identical adoption
Example of Adapting of Codex Standards
Codex Guideline for Organic
TAS 9000 – 2009 : Organic Agriculture Part 1 : Guideline for the Production, Processing, labelling and sale of the Produce and Product from Organic Agriculture
Adapting from Codex Standard with some inputs from IFOAM standard and national practices
Other Type of Adoption of Codex Standards
Codex MRL/EMRL for Pesticides
TAS 9003-2004 : Pesticide Residues: Extraneous Maximum Residue Limits (MRL)
TAS 9002-2008 : Pesticide Residues: Maximum Residue Limits (EMRL)
* Identical, Modify & Not equivalent
The Establishment of Thai MRLs
MRL Establishment
TAS 9002-2004 : 12 pesticides 214 MRLs
TAS 9002-2006 : replaced TAS 9002-2004
- Total 36 pesticides 652 MRLs
TAS 9002-2008 : replaced TAS 9002-2006
- Total 40 pesticides 690 MRLs
TAS 9003-2004 : Extraneous Maximum Residue Limit (EMRL) 5 pesticides 79 EMRLs
Codex/JMPR
ACFS
ADI/ARfD
Approved label = GAP
Data i.e. Codex MRLs Supervised Trial, other
countries’ national MRLs
MRL - Recommendation Exposure assessment MRL Adoption
Establishment of Thai MRL
Agricultural Std
Committee
Principle/Process of MRL Establishment
Set MRL for all commodities which the pesticide is allowed to be used
Reference is made to Codex/ASEAN MRLs, where available
In case of no Codex/ASEAN MRL, the following data are used :
Supervised residue trial data Other national MRLs e.g. EU, USA, Japan,
Australia Other Codex/ASEAN/National MRLs on related
commodities Other related and available data e.g. monitoring
data
Reference for MRL
establishment
43%
based on
national
and other
data 57%
based on
Codex
MRL
CodexOthers
MRL/EMRL Classified by Commodity Groups
Vegetables,
32%
Meat, Fat &
Edible offal,
16%
Eggs & Milk,
7%
Fruits, 15%
Cereals, Pulse,
Oilseed, 18%
Other
crops/Produce,
12%
MRL/EMRL Classified by Pesticide Groups
Insecticides /
Acaricides, 608
Fungicides, 103
Herbicides, 45
Other
Pesticides, 45
Agricultural commodities comply to the Standards on MRL/EMRL if
1. Pesticides have been used according to national GAP
2. Residue found not higher than MRLs/EMRLs identified in TAS 9002 or TAS 9003
3. No residue of banned pesticides (according to Hazardous Substance Act) is detectable ( e.g. monocrotophos, methamidophos, mevinphos, endosulfan, parathion-methyl, phorate)
* Codex MRLs are used to determine compliance in case other than 2 and 3
Risk Assessment of the Proposed MRLs
All proposed MRLs must ensure safety to consumer by apply appropriate risk assessment using Codex technique
Calculating of residue intake by Thai people assuming that all food consumed contain residue at MRL (worst case)
Consumption data for Thai people (ACFS, 2006) was used in the intake calculation
Both chronic and acute intake were included in the calculation
All MRLs/EMRLs have to pass the assessment that provide sufficient safety to consumer before they can be submitted for adoption as national MRLs
National consumption data
530 Food items
Published by ACFS
National Consumption Survey
Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University
National Consumption Data of Thailand
Development of Electronic Database
The structure of database from food items to raw material
RM
Thai noodle Rice flour Rice grain
Food ingredient raw material
Food Ingredient factor factor
RM
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