Foreign Ministry denies EU suspends Thai seafood purchases

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Foreign Ministry denies EU suspends Thai seafood purchases
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BANGKOK, June 30 -- Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday confirmed that Europe is continuing to buy seafood from Thailand.

Sihasak Phuangketkeow, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, denied the report that European and American companies had stopped buying seafood from Thailand.

He insisted American seafood importers still had confidence in the standard of Thai seafood.

Mr Sihasak who is also acting as foreign minister said some reports were actually rumors or were based on distorted information.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working together with the Ministry of Commerce and the private sector and within July it will lead a team of foreign affairs, commerce, and social development and human security officials as well as operators to meet important seafood importers in Europe and the United States,” Mr Sihasak said.

He added that a meeting of American seafood importers confirmed their confidence in the standard of Thai seafood and executives of Costco, a large US supermarket network, would visit Thailand to find out if its seafood production met international standards. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2014-06-30

[lostsoul49]

I don't recall any rumours of Thai seafood bans from the US and EU.

I think he just wants his name in the media at least once a week.

[KhunAussie52]

https://www.shrimpnews.com/FreeReportsFolder/NewsReportsFolder/ThailandCarrefourSuspendsCPfoods.html

"Carrefour Suspends Purchases from CP Foods"

On June 13, 2014, British retailer Carrefour, a multinational retailer headquartered in France and one of the largest hypermarket chains in the world, announced that it was temporarily suspending all direct and indirect purchases from CP Foods. Carrefour called it “a precautionary measure” as a result of articles in the British newspaper, The Guardian, about slave labor being used to source the fishmeal used in CP’s shrimp feeds. Carrefour was a major buyer of shrimp from CP Foods.

[Ned]

First the seafood industry. Which others will follow?

[Kimagure]

https://www.shrimpnews.com/FreeReportsFolder/NewsReportsFolder/ThailandCarrefourSuspendsCPfoods.html

"Carrefour Suspends Purchases from CP Foods"

On June 13, 2014, British retailer Carrefour, a multinational retailer headquartered in France and one of the largest hypermarket chains in the world, announced that it was temporarily suspending all direct and indirect purchases from CP Foods. Carrefour called it “a precautionary measure” as a result of articles in the British newspaper, The Guardian, about slave labor being used to source the fishmeal used in CP’s shrimp feeds. Carrefour was a major buyer of shrimp from CP Foods.

Let's see.... A British retailer headquartered in France suspends purchases from Thailand because of a report in a British newspaper....

So, I guess this means a bunch of Thais will hold a legal anti-American protest in front of the US embassy tomorrow. You know, because this is obviously America being self-righteous and unfair to Thailand again.

[ikke]

EU only in the title, not in the post......

Carrefour in Europe suspend all purchase of Thai shrimp and Belgian Colruyt even returns stock....

http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/23432/carrefour-suspends-purchases-of-cp-foods-prawns

[chotthee]

EU farang has no where to go to buy grade A quality sea food at a decent price.

Hence EU farang has to claw back to Thailand on their knees.

[trainman34014]

Don't forget they live in constant denial that there is ever anything wrong, that nothing here is ever bad, and anyone Thai ever did a thing wrong.

Don't ever expect to read that there are no export orders because you will never read that even if the whole world did, as it should do, cancel ALL orders for Thai goods and services.

[ggold]

https://www.shrimpnews.com/FreeReportsFolder/NewsReportsFolder/ThailandCarrefourSuspendsCPfoods.html

"Carrefour Suspends Purchases from CP Foods"

On June 13, 2014, British retailer Carrefour, a multinational retailer headquartered in France and one of the largest hypermarket chains in the world, announced that it was temporarily suspending all direct and indirect purchases from CP Foods. Carrefour called it “a precautionary measure” as a result of articles in the British newspaper, The Guardian, about slave labor being used to source the fishmeal used in CP’s shrimp feeds. Carrefour was a major buyer of shrimp from CP Foods.

I think you'll find carrefour is not a British retailer!

[EyesWideOpen]

EU farang has no where to go to buy grade A quality sea food at a decent price.

Hence EU farang has to claw back to Thailand on their knees.

Or instead of crawling back on their knees, I guess that in the EU, if large

stores are no longer carrying seafood, I would think that people would just eat

less seafood......

[Mentors]

Just order in Viet Nam for example

[KhunAussie52]

https://www.shrimpnews.com/FreeReportsFolder/NewsReportsFolder/ThailandCarrefourSuspendsCPfoods.html

"Carrefour Suspends Purchases from CP Foods"

On June 13, 2014, British retailer Carrefour, a multinational retailer headquartered in France and one of the largest hypermarket chains in the world, announced that it was temporarily suspending all direct and indirect purchases from CP Foods. Carrefour called it “a precautionary measure” as a result of articles in the British newspaper, The Guardian, about slave labor being used to source the fishmeal used in CP’s shrimp feeds. Carrefour was a major buyer of shrimp from CP Foods.

"I think you'll find carrefour is not a British retailer!"

Take that up with the The Guardian newspaper.......!

Edited June 30, 2014 by KhunAussie52

[ggold]

https://www.shrimpnews.com/FreeReportsFolder/NewsReportsFolder/ThailandCarrefourSuspendsCPfoods.html

"Carrefour Suspends Purchases from CP Foods"

On June 13, 2014, British retailer Carrefour, a multinational retailer headquartered in France and one of the largest hypermarket chains in the world, announced that it was temporarily suspending all direct and indirect purchases from CP Foods. Carrefour called it “a precautionary measure” as a result of articles in the British newspaper, The Guardian, about slave labor being used to source the fishmeal used in CP’s shrimp feeds. Carrefour was a major buyer of shrimp from CP Foods.

"I think you'll find carrefour is not a British retailer!"

Take that up with the The Guardian newspaper.......!

I politely suggest you take it up with you're local optician.

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/jun/12/carrefour-stops-buying-prawns-cp-foods-slavery-revelations

Carrefour stops buying prawns from CP Foods following slavery revelations

French supermarket group suspends purchases from Thai company while it audits its complex supply chain

Edited June 30, 2014 by ggold

[givenall]

https://www.shrimpnews.com/FreeReportsFolder/NewsReportsFolder/ThailandCarrefourSuspendsCPfoods.html

"Carrefour Suspends Purchases from CP Foods"

On June 13, 2014, British retailer Carrefour, a multinational retailer headquartered in France and one of the largest hypermarket chains in the world, announced that it was temporarily suspending all direct and indirect purchases from CP Foods. Carrefour called it “a precautionary measure” as a result of articles in the British newspaper, The Guardian, about slave labor being used to source the fishmeal used in CP’s shrimp feeds. Carrefour was a major buyer of shrimp from CP Foods.

Let's see.... A British retailer headquartered in France suspends purchases from Thailand because of a report in a British newspaper....

So, I guess this means a bunch of Thais will hold a legal anti-American protest in front of the US embassy tomorrow. You know, because this is obviously America being self-righteous and unfair to Thailand again.

Soooooo

[Thai at Heart]

The EU hasn't embargoed them, they are being embargoed on a retailer by retailer basis.

That said, Tesco and Walmart have been convinced to keep buying but you can guarantee they will want proof that the situation is improving. I found an article that said, the audits focussed on the factories and the processing. There will come a point very soon when they will have to come up with some real improviement

How f******g dumb is that. Where is seafood produced? In the sea you numpties. (Allowing for onshore shrimps) of course.

[ChrisY1]

Somethings happened....the EU must have mentioned something about this or there wouldn't have been a press release......but as usual.....Thai officials deny everything...just wait a few days....

[useronthenet]

EU farang has no where to go to buy grade A quality sea food at a decent price.

Hence EU farang has to claw back to Thailand on their knees.

Are you kidding ? We have wonderful seafood in Europe and USA, besides there is also seafood from other Asian countries and South America, in fact everywhere of the same standard. Thailand is not the only one producing.

[tx22cb]

Thais are in self-denial of anything bad happening in Thailand.

Allegations of child labour and slavery are taken seriously in the West - even if unproven, the PR damage could have lingering effects.

And it does not take much for a small boycott to gather momentum.

[carstenp]

It's news now, wait 3 month and all is back to normal...

[NeverSure]

EU farang has no where to go to buy grade A quality sea food at a decent price.

Hence EU farang has to claw back to Thailand on their knees.

Thailand is TINY in the world. Get over it.

[baboon]

EU farang has no where to go to buy grade A quality sea food at a decent price.

Hence EU farang has to claw back to Thailand on their knees.

Are you kidding ? We have wonderful seafood in Europe and USA, besides there is also seafood from other Asian countries and South America, in fact everywhere of the same standard. Thailand is not the only one producing.

Give me Canadian prawns any day of the week.

[bigbamboo]

EU farang has no where to go to buy grade A quality sea food at a decent price.

Hence EU farang has to claw back to Thailand on their knees.

Are you kidding ? We have wonderful seafood in Europe and USA, besides there is also seafood from other Asian countries and South America, in fact everywhere of the same standard. Thailand is not the only one producing.

I thought the reason we buy Thai seafood is because it's cheap and the reason it's cheap is the reason we are now objecting to buying Thai seafood.... etc., etc.,.....

[happynthailand]

I've heard that the EU & USA is trying to stop thai's from exporting so many case's of crab's

crab's are seafood ain't they?

[UbonRatch]

EU farang has no where to go to buy grade A quality sea food at a decent price.

Hence EU farang has to claw back to Thailand on their knees.

Why are you writing such vehement hatred in farang language?

You continue to disgust me with your hatred of non-Thais.

What is your real problem?

[Suradit69]

I don't recall any rumours of Thai seafood bans from the US and EU.

I think he just wants his name in the media at least once a week.

I know someone who works in the seafood biz in Pattaya area and his company is laying off people for this reason. The loss of jobs is a fact, not a rumor.

[Suradit69]

Thais are in self-denial of anything bad happening in Thailand.

Allegations of child labour and slavery are taken seriously in the West - even if unproven, the PR damage could have lingering effects.

And it does not take much for a small boycott to gather momentum.

"Thais are in self-denial of anything bad happening in Thailand."

And some Thai visa posters childishly seem to think everything bad in the world is Thai in origin.

Most Thais know very well that bad things happen in Thailand which is the reason there has been so much political dissent and protesters,

Every government denies or soft-pedals bad news. That's what politicians and their appointees do.

And that includes denying that their food production is unsafe.

As in the UK when Mad Cow disease was everywhere and this clown was willing to thrown his daughter under the metaphorical bus.

Mr Gummer, who was agriculture minister during the first outbreak of BSE, was criticized after he encouraged his daughter Cordelia to eat a burger in front of television cameras in 1990.

The link between eating beef and vCJD was confirmed six years later.

Edited June 30, 2014 by Suradit69

[Maejo Man]

EU farang has no where to go to buy grade A quality sea food at a decent price.

Hence EU farang has to claw back to Thailand on their knees.

Somewhat misguided there old chap. Nobody is going to do any crawling. As far as your supposed "A grade" seafood goes, everybody knows that the best flavoured prawns in the world certainly do not come from Thailand. You really need to get a grip on reality.

[Halion]

The sooner that this country stops thinking that it is special the better for all concerned.

Just look at the state of almost everything, how bloody special is that.

[NeverSure]

EU farang has no where to go to buy grade A quality sea food at a decent price.

Hence EU farang has to claw back to Thailand on their knees.

[BudRight]

Thais are in self-denial of anything bad happening in Thailand.

Allegations of child labour and slavery are taken seriously in the West - even if unproven, the PR damage could have lingering effects.

And it does not take much for a small boycott to gather momentum.

"Thais are in self-denial of anything bad happening in Thailand."

And some Thai visa posters childishly seem to think everything bad in the world is Thai in origin.

Most Thais know very well that bad things happen in Thailand which is the reason there has been so much political dissent and protesters,

Every government denies or soft-pedals bad news. That's what politicians and their appointees do.

And that includes denying that their food production is unsafe.

As in the UK when Mad Cow disease was everywhere and this clown was willing to thrown his daughter under the metaphorical bus.

Mr Gummer, who was agriculture minister during the first outbreak of BSE, was criticized after he encouraged his daughter Cordelia to eat a burger in front of television cameras in 1990.

The link between eating beef and vCJD was confirmed six years later.

Eating burgers can definitely result in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

I don't think there are many cases of eating Thai seafood turning you into a slave on a fishing boat in the South China Sea however.

Buying it however...may harm others. Unless something is done, soft peddling or not, buying Thai seafood is presently unethical.

Unless your point is that human slavery in modern day Thailand is OK because a girl ate a hamburger in England in 1990, in which case, WHAT?