Summary Findings and Recommendations

Stakeholder Meeting

DMSc Building

6th November 2009

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

This Man Delivers…

35 Products

60 Countries

5 Continents

…in 1 Box

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

Ensure Everything They Eat is Safe…

Focus of Thai Food Safety Control SystemFocus of Thai Food Safety Control System

The Task…

…for 80

years