Thai DOF increasing the efficiency of its concerned officers on Shrimp Farm Auditing Procedures
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The Thai Department of Fisheries conducted a training workshop on shrimp farm auditing procedures for CoC/GAP along the system of ISO/IEC Guide 65 ISO 9001:2000 for Thai DOF officers. The Training Workshop was conducted for three batches, during April,21-25 and May, 12-16 and May, 26-30, 2008 at DOF Head Office in Bangkok.
Deputy Director General of Thai DOF, Mr. Niwat Suteemechaikul revealed the objectives of this training workshop, such as to increase the efficiency of concerned officers on shrimp farm auditing procedures for CoC/GAP. This will assure food safety for the complete cycle of culture shrimp production from farm to products which has been practiced since 2003. The code of practice and auditing procedure would be set along the line of importing countries’ laws and regulations. As additional information, the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperative, Thailand has planned to certify the Thai DOF as Certified Body: CB under the ISO/IEC Guide 65. The auditors should therefore have the qualifications along the regulation of ISO. Finally, this action plan would confirm that the standard certification of shrimp farms in Thailand is at world class standard.
U.S. and Thai DOF joint Training Workshop on Shrimp Farm Good Aquaculture Practices
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The Department of Fisheries, Thailand in cooperation with U.S. FDA and the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) conducted the training workshop on USFDA/JIFSAN Train-The Trainers on Good Aquaculture Practices (GAqPs) on May, 5-9, 2008 at Sofitel Centara Grand, Bangkok. This training workshop aimed to increase the capability of Thai DOF officers on best management practices for shrimp farms and farm auditing. The practices are along the line of U.S. law and regulations on Food Safety. This training workshop was conducted both in the lecture room and on-site for the field practices.