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Transcript of Priorities in Thailand 2012
Priorities in Thailand
Dr Pichet Itkor
Food Processors’ Club, FTI
Food Industry Summit 2012 Jakarta
September 6, 2012
Priorities in Thailand
Pichet Itkor Vice Chairman, Regulatory Affairs
Food Processing Industry Club Federation of Thai Industries
Content
1) Thailand at a Glance
2) Priorities in Thailand - Strengthening public-private partnership - Engagement with National Health Assembly
3) Lesson Learned
Thailand: Facts and Figures
Total Area: 514,000 sq.km.
Water: 2,230 sq.km.
Land: 511,770 sq.km.
Land Use:
Arable Land: 30 %
Permanent Crops: 6 %
Others: 64 %
Irrigated Land: 47,490 sq.km.
Thailand: Facts and Figures
Population: 66.0 million
Total Labor Force: 36.3 million
Labor Force by Occupation
Agriculture 43 %
Services 40 %
Industries 17 %
GDP per Capita in 2011 ; 5,113 US$
Composition by Sector
Agriculture: 9 %
Services: 55 %
Industries: 36 %
Thailand: Facts and Figures
Ranked No. 1 in the world, valued 669 million US$
Ranked No. 1 in the world, valued 3,676 million US$
Ranked No. 1 in the world, valued 2,357 million US$
Ranked No. 1 in the world, valued 2,061 million US$
Ranked No. 1 in the world, valued 6,537 million US$
Canned pineapple
Frozen shrimp
Processed tuna
Processed chicken
Rice
A Food Exporter in World Market (2011)
Source: National Food Institute, www.nfi.or.th
Risk Communication
Effectively communicating, information and opinion
sharing
Risk Assessment Risk Management
- Hazard Identification
- Hazard Characterization
- Exposure Evaluation
- Risk Characterization
- Risk Evaluation
- Option Assessment - Execution as Planed
- Monitoring and Review
<Science-base> <Policy-base>
Dept of Medical Science Dept of Health Dept of Agriculture Dept of Livestock Control Dept of Fisheries
- Dept of Agriculture Plant Quarantine Act 1964 -Dept of Livestock Control Animal Slaughtering and Trading Act 1992 -Dept Fisheries Fisheries Act 1947 - Office of Food and Drug Administration <FDA> Food Act 1979
Thailand Food Safety Management System
National Food Commission
Food Education Food Quality Food Security Food Safety
11 Ministries / More than 30 Public Sectors
Ministry of Commerce
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Defense
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of the Interior
Ministry of Public Health
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Social Welfare
Ministry of Science
Ministry of Industry
National Security Council National Health
Commission Consumer
Protection Board National Economic
and Social Development Board
Priority No 1 Strengthening public-private partnership
Food Industries and Their Stakeholders
Food Industries
Industry Association
Food Processing Club RA Working Group
Board of Trade
Scientific Community
FoSTAT, ILSI-SEAR INMU. TDA
Regulatory
Authorities FDA, ACFS,
DMSc, DOH Food regulations shall be developed based on science
Thailand Codex Focal Point <ACFS>
Food Industry Executive Committee
RA Working Group
FDA Food Technical Sub-Committee
FDA Food Sub-Committee on Standard and Management (Or 2)
RA member represent FTI in ACSF Working Group
- CCFA, CCCF, CCFL, CCNFSDU etc
Consistent monthly report submission
Routine monthly meeting
RA member represent FTI in the following Sub-committee - Safety Assessment (Or 1) - Nutrition and Health Claim (Or 3) - Food Additive (Or 4) - Milk and Milk Product (Or 6) - GMP (Or 8) - Food Labeling (Or 9) - Contaminant in Food (Or 10)
Chaired by FDA Secretary General, RA represents FTI in this sub-committee to help revise or draft new regulation
National Food Commission Chaired by MoPH Permanent Secretary to endorse new regulation prior to publishing in Government Gazette
FDA/FTI Holistic Working Scheme
FTI and Scientific Associations
International Life Science Institute: ILSI Southeast Asia Region
Academic Scientist
Industry Scientist
Tripartite Partnership
Government Scientist ILSI is a neutral forum
addressing scientific issues that effect public health
Burning Regulatory Issues
Expedite product registration process by - Grading food manufacturers - Grouping of food category according to production technology and risk - Less procedures for pre-marketing approval more on surveillance in the market place - Encouraging industry’s self regulation
Harmonization with international standard (Codex) - ML of Food Additives - Threshold for Food Contaminant - Microbiological Criteria
Priority No 2 Engagement with National Health Assembly
In 2009 National Health Assembly (NHA) adopted the resolutions to
address obesity issue in Thailand by executing the followings
1) Color-coded nutrition labeling as mandatory requirement
2) Pricing and Tax Measures
3) Sales and Marketing Restriction
NHA and Obesity Debate
Multi traffic light or Color coded labeling proposed by National Health Assembly
Amount per serving (XX g)
*% of Recommended Daily Intake for Thai (Thai RDI)
Fat 6 g
XX%*
Sodium 150 mg
6.3%*
Energy 100 Kcal
Sugar 12 g
XX%* 5%*
Nutrients Green Yellow Red
Energy (Kcal) ≤ 100 > 100 - 200 > 200
Fat (g) ≤ 3.25 > 3.25 – 6.5 > 6.4
Sugar (g) ≤ 2.5 > 2.5 – 5.00 > 5.0
Sodium (mg) ≤ 120 > 120 - 240 > 240
Color coding nutrition criteria for snack
• Stake-holders engagement plan was developed within Industrial Association
• Establish industrial position on nutrition labeling base on sound science
• Conduct stake-holders engagement • Thai-FDA • Executive of Federation of Thai Industry and Board of Trade • Professional association (Nutrition, Dietitian, Food Science) • Health Advocacy (NHA, Thai health, Thai-no fat belly) • Media
• Collaboration with FDA and Professional Association on consumer education
Actions taken by Industries
Response from Food Regulator: Thailand FDA
Different from currently voluntary • % Energy based on 2000 kcal • Display total sugar with its percentage
based on recommended daily intake (finalized at 65 g/day)
Press conference on FDA decision
• April 1, 2011: Public Hearing at Miracle
Grand, proposed format still in discussion
• April 7, 2011: Food Committee meeting to
finalized requirement GDA for Snacks
Come into enforcement on Aug 24, 2012
Fact based nutrition labeling adopted by Thai-FDA, standard format was finalized by the Food Committee
Voluntary GDA Labeling from Industries
Tesco (3 tablets without Na)
Frozen foods
Carrefour (per 100 ml/day)
Energy Fat Sugar Sodium
CP (largest food company in Thailand)
Big C (local hyper market)
Hyper market
Consumer Education on Understanding GDA Cooperation of Thailand FDA and Federation of Thai Industry
GDA Road Show with FDA
Nutrition education booklet by Thai Dietetic Association for health educators (Nation wide)
Conducted in 30 locations in Bangkok and 4 major cities
Age Group 0 – 6 m 7 – 12 m 13 – 18 m 19 – 24 m 25 – 30 m 31 – 36 m 37 – 42 m 43 – 48 m
WHO Code
IF FO GUM
Current Thai FDA Practice
IF FO GUM
TH Code proposed by DOH and NHA
IF FO GUM
Period of “Breast Milk Substitute” and subject to marketing restriction
PNMA Position: - Retain the control of breast milk substitute up to 1 year or - GUM and supplementary food are not “Breast Milk Substitute”
Marketing Restriction for Food for Infant and Young Children
Lesson Learned
Private sector either international or local can contribute to tackle nutrition issue
Global commitment shall cascade to the fields and across functions
Industrial alignment in all levels is the keys
Single policy across industry
Work with regional and international to make significant impact
Strong commitment shall be effectively sustain with tangible outcome
Public-Private Partnership is the key of success