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Wed, 04/13/2011 - 13:27
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Thailand's FDA puts strict control on all food products imported from Japan
BANGKOK, April 13 (TNA) - Thailand's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Ministry of Public Health is guaranteeing public safety by exercising strict control on all food products imported from Japan's 12 prefectures affected by radiation leaks and requiring certificates of origins for all imported food products from Japan.
FDA Secretary-General Dr. Pipat Yingseri said on Wednesday as the Tokyo government has raised the level of radiation leaks from Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant to level 7, the highest, although the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the level should not pose any higher health hazards, Thailand is taking precautions by exercising strict control on all food products imported from Japan.
Dr. Pipat acknowledged that the Thai Public Health Ministry has also issued two orders--which have taken effect from April 11, 2011, requiring importers of food products from the 12 Japanese prefectures, including Fukushima, Gunma, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Miyagi, Yamagata, Niigata, Nagano, Yamanashi, Saitama, Tokyo and Chiba, to present certificates of analysis which identify the types of food products and levels of radiation contamination; while importers of food items from other locations in Japan are required to present certificates of origins issued by a government office or an agency certified by the government.
According to the FDA chief, his staffs at FDA checkpoints are implementing the measures strictly. Importers without such certificates will have their food products quarantined, pending the presentation of the required documents. Besides, the FDA officials have continued to collect random samples of imported food products to protect consumers from radiation contamination. The Thai FDA secretary-general concluded that local consumers can, however, rely on his agency's safety measures, assuring that the Thai FDA has been monitoring relevant developments closely. The FDA chief said if situation worsened, his agency would intensify relevant control on food products imported from Japan accordingly.
Meanwhile, the Thai FDA has publicised results of official radiation contamination tests and relevant developments through the media on its website www.fda.moph.go.th, as well as through social networks such as Facebook:Fda Thai and Twitter:FDAthai. (TNA)
FDA Secretary-General Dr. Pipat Yingseri said on Wednesday as the Tokyo government has raised the level of radiation leaks from Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant to level 7, the highest, although the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the level should not pose any higher health hazards, Thailand is taking precautions by exercising strict control on all food products imported from Japan.
Dr. Pipat acknowledged that the Thai Public Health Ministry has also issued two orders--which have taken effect from April 11, 2011, requiring importers of food products from the 12 Japanese prefectures, including Fukushima, Gunma, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Miyagi, Yamagata, Niigata, Nagano, Yamanashi, Saitama, Tokyo and Chiba, to present certificates of analysis which identify the types of food products and levels of radiation contamination; while importers of food items from other locations in Japan are required to present certificates of origins issued by a government office or an agency certified by the government.
According to the FDA chief, his staffs at FDA checkpoints are implementing the measures strictly. Importers without such certificates will have their food products quarantined, pending the presentation of the required documents. Besides, the FDA officials have continued to collect random samples of imported food products to protect consumers from radiation contamination. The Thai FDA secretary-general concluded that local consumers can, however, rely on his agency's safety measures, assuring that the Thai FDA has been monitoring relevant developments closely. The FDA chief said if situation worsened, his agency would intensify relevant control on food products imported from Japan accordingly.
Meanwhile, the Thai FDA has publicised results of official radiation contamination tests and relevant developments through the media on its website www.fda.moph.go.th, as well as through social networks such as Facebook:Fda Thai and Twitter:FDAthai. (TNA)
