ACFS has the missions that are related to food safety as follows: • To strengthen the standard development for agricultural commodity and food products that is corresponding to demands and in consistent with international guidelines. • To strengthen the inspection and certification systems for agricultural commodity and food products that is corresponding with needs and international requirements. • To strengthen the practices of standards throughout the production chain, and the driving of food safety strategy of agricultural commodity and food products. • To strengthen the positions and procedures in negotiating standards, sanitary and phytosanitary measures. • To strengthen the control, oversight, and monitoring of the enforcement of Agricultural Standards Act B.E. 2551. • To be the national center of information on agricultural commodity and food products. www.acfs.go.th
Apart from food standards set by Thai FDA and ACFS, TISI also owns a number of food standards. The main missions of TISI are as follows: • National standards development and product certification • Standardization promotion • Cooperation with international and regional standardization organizations and foreign standards bodies • Standards information centre • Community product standards development and certification.
DOA has the mandates that are related to food safety as follows: • Conduct research and development studies on various agricultural disciplines concerning crops and farm mechanization. • Provide services on the analysis, inspection, quality certification and advises on soil, water, fertilizer, crops, agricultural inputs production and products quality export promotion and other areas of concerns. 3. Transfer of agricultural technology to concerned government officials, farmers and the private sector. http://www.doa.go.th/en/
DOF has the missions that are related to food safety as follows: • Promoting and developing quality of aquaculture production and fishery products throughout the whole chain in complying with Thai and international standards; • Promoting and encouraging study and research on all areas of fisheries, developing and transferring new fisheries technologies building upon research for the creative and value – added innovation https://www4.fisheries.go.th/index.php/dof_en
DLD has the missions that are related to food safety as follows: • To develop of Livestock production all Value Chain to be efficiency and Environmental Friendly Products and have standardization to Global • To develop knowledge Technology Innovation and Research for useful livestock all dimension including academics, Database, Production and Marketing http://en.dld.go.th/index.php/en/home-top
RD has the missions that are related to food safety as follows: • To study, analyse, and provide recommendation to set national policy and strategy on rice, including international cooperation regarding rice • To study, research, experiment and development varieties, production technology, plant protection, postharvest technology and processing as well as standards related to rice • To provide inspect and certification standards related to rice • To promote and transfer production technology and produce management http://www.ricethailand.go.th/web/
Under the Communicable Diseases Act B.E. 2558 • Study, analyze, research and develop knowledge and technology in epidemiology • Define and develop operational standards and human resource capacity in epidemiology at all levels • Establish and develop networks for surveillance, diseases investigation and health threats, including operations of the network, related departments and local authorities, regarding disease surveillance and monitor situation both in the country and internationally • Disseminate information and outbreak alerts for diseases and health threats, including investigation for severe or important diseases • Collaborate or support performance of the related or assigned departments and agencies http://203.157.15.110/boeeng/about_us.php
FDA has the missions to control safety and quality of health products under relevant Acts. In term of food, Thai FDA is in charge of controlling food quality and safety produced or imported for human consumption according to the Food Act B.E. 2522 (1979) as follows: • Regulate food products to meet quality, safety and efficacy. • Control manufacturing and importation of food products through issuance of license. • Monitor and surveillance food manufacturing premises and food products. • Promote and support the capability of consumers and food business operators to gain knowledge, understanding and good consumption behavior of healthy products. http://www.fda.moph.go.th/sites/FDA_EN/Pages/Main.aspx
BFSES has the missions that are related to food safety as follows: • Be the centre of food safety cooperation among agencies under Ministry of Public Health to ensure all efforts are driven in the same direction • Be the joint secretariat office to the mechanisms driving food safety strategy, food security and food education to promote good health of consumers, focusing on prevention, surveillance, risk analysis on the food safety and food consumption • Develop recommendations on policies, strategic plan, action plans and approaches to be implemented at provincial and municipal levels through integrated cooperation among related departments, institutes, and domestic and international associate networks along the food chain • Develop plan to handle and create network in managing emergency or crisis situation related to unsafe food arise domestically or internationally. Act as a focal point of the department and all related associate networks. • Support and improve the linkage of information system, knowledge, research and innovation including develop network and communication among the networks related to food safety and food for consumer’s health. http://www.foodsafety.moph.go.th/en/index.php
DOH has the missions that are related to food safety as follows: • Develop, promote and support policies and regulations that are essential for health promotion and environmental health of the country. • Produce and develop new knowledge and innovation to promote health and environmental health which is of a high quality and appropriate for the Thai lifestyle. • Disseminate knowledge and technology which promotes public health and environmental health through a network mechanism. Support and promote this network to implement activities in accordance with laws and standards so that the Thai people receive quality health promotion and environmental health. • Develop and strengthen the system for health promotion and environmental health, including related systems, by controlling, monitoring and evaluating the results of activities to inform the improvement of policies, laws and systems on a continuous and high quality basis. http://dohthai.anamai.moph.go.th/main.php?filename=index1