Thai exporters urged to upgrade seafood products to EU standard

BANGKOK: -- Thailand's Foreign Trade Department (FTD) is warning exporters to improve their self-monitoring of standards in producing and processing seafood and fisheries products to ensure that their quality meets the standard set by the European Union (EU).

Director-General Apiradi Tantraporn said the Overseas Commercial Office, reporting from Brussels, said the EU might consider banning imports of frozen seafood from some countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) due to concerns over hygienic problems.

She said many seafood and fisheries products such as frozen squid and shrimp, and canned squid, had been examined by the EU since January 1.

It found that some products do not meet the set standard and have been placed on the the European agency's warning list. Because of this, she said that Thai exporters should attempt more carefully to produce seafood and fishery products to meet the standard so that they would not face an import ban or EU quarantine.

-- TNA 2008-07-07

I've found thefreshness of frozen foods a problem. I do my shopping about once every month go to Nakhon Sawan with my large Esky to load up on such things as frozen salmon etc. At first it was all fresh but not anymore, the taste is off. White fish as well. At the moment I have a frig full of frozen stuff that doesn't taste fresh. Its the same with the chicken. This comes from Macro but the CP frozen food shops are the same, when my wife cooks the chicken the ''off'' food smell pervades the whole house. It wasn't always like this at first when I bought food from these places the food tasted fresh.

Who do you complain to Oh right this is Thailand and you are not supposed to complain

Regards Joe