1. Ornanong Mahakkapong Senior Researcher 18 May 2015 ornanong@nfi.or.th

2.  The population of over 600 million  A total area of 4.5 million km 2  A combined GDP of almost US$ 1,100 billion  A total trade of about US$ 1,400 billion All rights reserved: National Food Institute, Ministry of Industry THAILAND

3. ASEAN Community Blueprint AEC 2015 All rights reserved: National Food Institute, Ministry of Industry THAILAND

4. Source: http://afba.co/ All rights reserved: National Food Institute, Ministry of Industry THAILAND

5. Harmonization of Food Safety Standard (Food Additives/ contaminants Harmonization of Food Practices (Guidelines/ Technical Requirement) Equivalency (MRA: Mutual Recognition Arrangement) ASEAN Single Market SPS & TBT Elimination Trade Facilitated Activities Targets 1 2 3 Source: http://www.fda.moph.go.th All rights reserved: National Food Institute, Ministry of Industry THAILAND

6. ASEAN GuidelinesObjectivesPrinciples Food Control Systems Food Hygiene Pre-packed Food Labeling Food Import & Export Inspection and Certification For Effective National Food Control System For ASEAN food operators and/or food producers Facilitate fair practices CODEX National Practices (GMP, HACCP, GHP etc.) All rights reserved: National Food Institute, Ministry of Industry THAILAND

7. ASEAN Technical Requirements ASEAN Common Food Control Requirements ASEAN Common Principles and Requirements for Food Labeling ASEAN Principles and Guidelines for National Food Control Systems ASEAN General Principles of Food Hygiene ASEAN Principles for Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification ASEAN Principles for Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification ASEAN Guidelines for the Design, Operation, Assessment and Accreditation of Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems ASEAN Guidelines for the Design, Operation, Assessment and Accreditation of Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems ASEAN Guidelines for Food Import Control Systems ASEAN Guidelines for Food Import Control Systems ASEAN Food Safety Standards  ASEAN Harmonized Maximum Limits for Food Additives  ASEAN Harmonized Maximum Residue Limits for Contaminants Source: http://www.fda.moph.go.th All rights reserved: National Food Institute, Ministry of Industry THAILAND

8. ASEAN Principles for Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification ASEAN Guidelines for the Design, Operation, Assessment and Accreditation of Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems ASEAN Guidelines for Food Import Control Systems Source: http://www.fda.moph.go.th All rights reserved: National Food Institute, Ministry of Industry THAILAND

9. Food Control System IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONTROL SYSTEM All rights reserved: National Food Institute, Ministry of Industry THAILAND

10. Point of control: Control of imported food by the importing country can be conducted at one or more points including the points of: – origin, where agreed upon with the exporting country – entry to the country of destination – further processing – transport and distribution – storage – sale (retail or wholesale) All rights reserved: National Food Institute, Ministry of Industry THAILAND

11. Information about food to be imported Details of consignments that may be obtained include: date and point of entry mode of transport description of the commodity exporter’s and importer’s name and address manufacturer and/or producer, (including establishment registration number) destination other information (if any) All rights reserved: National Food Institute, Ministry of Industry THAILAND

12. Inspection and testing of imported food based on the risk to human health and safety presented by the product, its origin and the history of conformance to requirements and other relevant information. Checked before importation: Registration Labeling Prohibited All rights reserved: National Food Institute, Ministry of Industry THAILAND

13. Regulatory Procedures Pre-Market Control Manufacturing License Importation License Product Registration Labeling Approval Advertising Approval Post-Market Control Regular Inspection Suspected or Petitioned Inspection Food Surveillance to assure the safety and quality of food items distributed in market place

14. All rights reserved: National Food Institute, Ministry of Industry THAILAND Food control in Thailand: a)Establishing food standards and manufacturing requirements b)Food manufacturing licensing c)Food importation licensing d)Food product registration Importers e)Food and Nutrition labeling f)The requirement of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)