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Thailand is delivering its seafood products to consumers worldwide with the quality and safety in manufacturing practices that they can trust.
“Thailand” Elevates Frozen Seafood Manufacturing Procedure to Ensure Highest Level of Safety
(THAILAND, 5/4/2021)
The spread of COVID-19 has led to unprecedented concerns over the health and well-being of all people. To reduce transmission risks, personal protection is crucial in every point of entry, especially when purchasing food for consumption, that one should take extra caution. Therefore, products manufactured with high safety standard and quality control system would make a safe choice for consumers nowadays.
To reduce transmission risks, personal protection is crucial in every point of entry.
“Thailand” is the world's No. 1 canned tuna exporter and No.2 in exporting canned and processed seafood in the world after China. Thailand also exports fresh seafood, chilled seafood, frozen seafood and variety of processed seafood with clean manufacturing practices that meet global standards. In response to the current concerns over COVID-19 contamination in food, the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives and Ministry of Interior have elevated the manufacturing practices to boost consumers’ confidence. Thailand’s four Ministries have joined forces in launching the compliance of COVID-19 Prevention Best Practice in food production for export, to enable manufacturers, exporters, business operators, fruit and vegetable suppliers, as well as logistics operators to strictly follow the same safety standard guidelines for consumers in the New Normal, consisting of:
1. Reduce the risk of contamination from raw ingredients and containers.
Business operators and suppliers in ingredients shipment must control access to the premises, such as signing names to check-in, using an online system to screen and manage employee data as well as data on the freight vehicles, surface cleaning the freight vehicles at risk of contamination after each use, while employees need to wear a mask at all times to prevent contamination.
Thailand also exports fresh seafood, chilled seafood, frozen seafood and variety of processed seafood with clean manufacturing practices that meet global standards.
2. Strict production control
Manufacturers must implement quality and safety controls throughout the production line, from receiving ingredients from ships or piers, storing in cold storage room and packing in compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP). Besides, employees must keep personal hygiene at all times by wearing aprons, gloves and mask, and hand wash frequently during work, while maintaining preventive measures for transporting goods by cleaning and disinfecting the interior of the vehicle container.
3. Control Personal Hygiene, Work Environment as well as Location and Manufacturing Building
The entrance and exit must be controlled while the manufacturing building, meeting room, cafeteria, changing room and toilets should be properly managed to reduce congestion. Business operators should install high-efficiency ventilation systems and air filters in the building.
Sanitation: the personal hygiene equipment must be readily available at the work station including a handwashing sink, liquid soap, disinfectant, disposable paper towels and auto lid pedal waste bins, with the clear instructions provided.
Employees must keep personal hygiene at all times by wearing aprons, gloves and mask, and hand wash frequently during work.
Cleaning: Strictly clean and disinfect the machinery manufacturing buildings, toilets, floors, walls, as well as common areas which are prone to contact such as door knobs, handrails, elevator buttons, chairs, dining tables, etc., in an appropriate frequency and time of day.
Personal hygiene of workers: Workers must be screened daily before entering the building, collecting information to trace back and must wear a mask at all times. They are also required to wear gloves, wash hands, maintain social distancing and prevent any contaminations during operation.
Manufacturers must implement quality and safety controls throughout the production line.
Training: Employees are trained to protect themselves from COVID-19 including temperature checking, wearing a mask, social distancing, cleaning and disinfecting, as well as reducing congestion, in order to ensure that their workplace is COVID-19 secure.
Employees are trained to protect themselves from COVID-19.
As the top fresh, chilled and frozen seafood exporter, “Thailand” is delivering its seafood products to consumers worldwide with the quality and safety in manufacturing practices that they can trust. Thailand also offers a wide variety of other food products with COVID-19 safe food procedures, including fresh fruits and vegetable, rice, dairy products, beverage, snacks, halal food, healthy food, and Ready to eat food that consumers conveniently find at department stores, superstores, and various stores in response to their New Normal way of life.
(THAILAND, 5/4/2021)
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