Agriculture Ministry Pilots Functional Claims for Thai Produce

Matichon•Economy•2d ago

Reader Briefing

The Ministry of Agriculture and various academic and medical institutions held a seminar on using Functional Claims to increase the value of agricultural products.

•The National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS) collaborated with Siriraj Hospital and Chulalongkorn University to present study results on Functional Claims.
•Two pilot products, Lopburi bananas (Cavendish variety) from Rai Paiwan and fresh tomatoes (Kingfisher variety) from Oppa Farm, were used to create a development prototype.
•The project focuses on the health benefits of Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in helping maintain normal blood pressure levels.
•The event took place on August 24 at the Rama Gardens Hotel in Bangkok and via electronic media.

Overview

•On August 24, the National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS) and partners organized a seminar at the Rama Gardens Hotel in Bangkok.
•Ms. Piyarat Tiyapairat, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, presided over the opening of the seminar.
•The project aims to create a prototype process for developing fresh agricultural products that can communicate health benefits based on reliable scientific evidence.
•More than 100 people registered for the seminar both on-site and online, including representatives from government agencies, academia, and the private sector.
•Dr. Wannaph Wisetsanguan, the research project head, presented the process for the two pilot products: Lopburi bananas from Rai Paiwan and fresh tomatoes from Oppa Farm.
•The seminar proposed the development of a Positive List for accepted active substances and claims to reduce redundancy for SMEs and community enterprises.
•The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives through ACFS intends to use the pilot results and guidelines to expand to other potential local crops and fruits.

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Key Entities

Organization

Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives(กระทรวงเกษตรและสหกรณ์)

The ministry overseeing the National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards.

National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards(สำนักงานมาตรฐานสินค้าเกษตรและอาหารแห่งชาติ)

An agency under the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives that co-organized the Functional Claim seminar.

Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University(คณะแพทยศาสตร์ศิริราชพยาบาล มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล)ℹ️

A collaborating academic and medical institution in the Functional Claim study.

Siriraj Metabolomics and Phenomics Center(ศูนย์วิจัยเป็นเลิศด้านชีวโมเลกุลและฟีโนมศิริราช)

A center within Siriraj Hospital identified as SiMPC that collaborated on the study.

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University(คณะเภสัชศาสตร์ จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย)ℹ️

A collaborating academic institution in the Functional Claim study.

Food and Drug Administration(สำนักงานคณะกรรมการอาหารและยา)ℹ️

A government regulatory agency represented at the seminar.

Department of Agriculture(กรมวิชาการเกษตร)ℹ️