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.


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 %


Ranked No. 1 in the world, valued 669 million US$

Ranked No. 1 in the world, valued 3,676 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