Popular Post webfact Posted March 11 Popular Post Share Posted March 11 Industry Minister Pimphattra Wichaikul has ordered the Customs Department to step up checks on imports from China. The plan is to ensure that all Chinese imports meet Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) requirements. It comes with rising concerns about cheap imported fruit and vegetables from China contaminated with pesticides. Contaminated Chinese imports threaten Thai markets. Shift from China to India ahead. The Thai retail and manufacturing sector is under pressure from tainted imports. Government urged to tighten oversight. Manufacturing and agriculture are at risk. Thailand is making plans to shift its trade focus away from China and towards India in the longer term. It comes as news emerged this week of contaminated fruit and vegetables being dumped on Thai markets from China. Many of the substandard products are for sale at a fraction of the cost offered by Thai producers and farmers. Similarly, Thailand’s manufacturing sector especially in fashion and furniture, is being decimated by China. Recent figures show only a 30-45% utilisation of factory capacity in these sectors. The current predicament raises sharp questions about the Thai government’s trade and economic development policies over the last ten years. In short, these can be directly linked to the challenges being faced today by farmers and small business concerns. A top official with the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is sounding the alarm over pesticide-contaminated fruit and vegetable imports from China and other bordering countries. He is urging the government to enhance scrutiny of produce from neighbouring countries to safeguard consumer health. In particular, there is concern about escalating imports from China. by Joseph O' Connor Full story: Thai Examiner.com 2024-03-12 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post flyingtlger Posted March 11 Popular Post Share Posted March 11 Can't trust chinese products, PERIOD! 4 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SAFETY FIRST Posted March 11 Popular Post Share Posted March 11 (edited) 1 hour ago, webfact said: Contaminated Chinese imports contaminated fruit and vegetables substandard products I see Makro selling Chinese fruit and vegetables, always looks in poor condition. I avoid most Makro fruit and vegetables. I buy from the market, occasionally from Big C. Edited March 11 by SAFETY FIRST 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post quake Posted March 11 Popular Post Share Posted March 11 This comes to mind, when it comes to chemicals in fruit and veg. 1 3 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cncltd1973 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 DHT is prolific among Chinese farmers, many of whom don't know how much to use or how to apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JensenZ Posted March 11 Popular Post Share Posted March 11 2 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said: I see Makro selling Chinese fruit and vegetables, always looks in poor condition. I avoid most Makro fruit and vegetables. I buy from the market, occasionally from Big C. Big C is a huge seller of Chinese produce. You probably don't notice as there is nothing poor about the condition. Obviously, pesticides keep produce looking good - which is the point of using them. Pesticides don't ruin the taste. 3 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted March 11 Popular Post Share Posted March 11 3 hours ago, webfact said: Thailand is making plans to shift its trade focus away from China and towards India in the longer term. It comes as news emerged this week of contaminated fruit and vegetables being dumped on Thai markets from China. Many of the substandard products are for sale at a fraction of the cost offered by Thai producers and farmers. How about sorting out the pesticide riddled Thai produce that we see in the markets? 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 28 minutes ago, JensenZ said: Big C is a huge seller of Chinese produce. You probably don't notice as there is nothing poor about the condition. Obviously, pesticides keep produce looking good - which is the point of using them. Pesticides don't ruin the taste. Just your health... but hey. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted March 11 Popular Post Share Posted March 11 2 hours ago, flyingtlger said: Can't trust chinese products, PERIOD! Thai farmers are not as pure white as the driven snow either. 2 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JensenZ Posted March 12 Popular Post Share Posted March 12 18 minutes ago, hotchilli said: Just your health... but hey. I eat a lot of Chinese carrots etc. The point I was attempting to make is that you cannot detect Chinese fruit and vegetables by looking at them - they look good, and you can't detect them by taste - they taste good. Chinese carrots taste better than most Australian carrots I've bought. The fruit also tastes good. The way to detect Chinese is by price - they are much cheaper. Do you think that Chinese produce is more contaminated than Thai produce? If so, where is your proof? It's the competition on price that is upsetting Thai farmers and distributors. 2 2 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted March 12 Popular Post Share Posted March 12 I thought imports of all fruit and vegetables ,not just from China has to have a health certificate from exporting country ,then given a random check here at the port of entry, that must not be happening regards worgeordie 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfd101 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 16 minutes ago, worgeordie said: I thought imports of all fruit and vegetables ,not just from China has to have a health certificate from exporting country ,then given a random check here at the port of entry, that must not be happening regards worgeordie And the 'health certificate' from the exporting country would be thoroughly reliable? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 I read an article several years ago about Chinese owning over 50% of the large farms in Thailand using proxies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted March 12 Popular Post Share Posted March 12 8 minutes ago, mfd101 said: And the 'health certificate' from the exporting country would be thoroughly reliable? From China ....no , but it seems checking on the Thai side is not much better... regards Worgeordie 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presnock Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 1 hour ago, worgeordie said: I thought imports of all fruit and vegetables ,not just from China has to have a health certificate from exporting country ,then given a random check here at the port of entry, that must not be happening regards worgeordie Yeah, on YouTube currently running is about the DONGSA power plant in Laos - check it out as it has reportedly polluted fields, mountains, waters, people in Northern Thailand. From this program, they indicate that there are no restrictions in the construction of this kind of power plant using the dirtiest coal available. Mercury is the pollutant. Can't argue with the facts from this program. Scary and definitely changes my opinion about the mountains in the north. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post John Drake Posted March 12 Popular Post Share Posted March 12 What did Thais expect to happen once they turned to China for most of their economic problems? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 China just keeps on giving to the world, hey! Where would mankind (sorry, Justin, peoplekind) be without them! Saying that, the Thais are not squeaky clean with their pesticide use either. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 3 hours ago, worgeordie said: I thought imports of all fruit and vegetables ,not just from China has to have a health certificate from exporting country ,then given a random check here at the port of entry, that must not be happening regards worgeordie What are the import regulations for food in Thailand? A “food importer” must obtain a license from the Food and Drug Administration in accordance with section 15 of the Food Act, B.E. 2522 (1979) which provides that “no one may import food for sale except receiving a license from the authority. It's like Anything else Money Talks No Donations ,Bad Service next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnet1900 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Where does air pollution come from when the squeaky clean Thai farmers have a burn up? Hardly angelic are they? If they could use anything to enhance sales they would. They just can't keep up with them. Another example of being outdone by a nation that they can't compete with. China has flooded the worldwide market with cheaper goods that in turn make it affordable to purchase such goods. Without them the greedy bs worldwide would have a party. Thailand wants the hand to feed them yet not take a bit for themselves. Not going to happen. The Chinese are no mugs. They knew exactly what they were getting from nations like Thailand. Too late to throw your toys out the pram now. Dear PM, we want you to tell China to stop selling goods cheaper than us.... As if he'll do anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john donson Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 when 7/11, makro, tesco, big c are all in hands of a few... you think villa market, tops don't buy from same source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlylekan Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 20 hours ago, webfact said: the Thai government’s trade and economic development policies over the last ten years Remind me who was primarily in office during that time? Wasn't that party/person/entity taking over for the good of the Thai people? (Sarcasm) o like he scammed some millions of people, yet no military to chase him out of office. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 If it was only the fruit and veggies from China that were potentially contaminated, it would be a different story. Practically all chinese cheap goods that come in via Shein or similar online webstores, have issues that can be a safety hazard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gknrd Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 And *joke of the day: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liddelljohn Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Most Chinese Fruit i have tasted has no taste or flavour ,, looks good but all bland ,,, so a fail in my eyes. Mind you USDA American beef has no flavour either ,, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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