Thai authorities sent to examine Thai rice on sale in China

BANGKOK, 13 August 2009 (NNT) – The authorities of the Ministry of Commerce have gone to China during 12 to 15 August to probe the complaints that Thai jasmine rice in the country was substandard and the quality guarantee logo on the rice bags was a forged version.

Following the complaints on the Thai Jasmine rice on sale in China, Ms. Chutima Bunyapraphasara, the Director General of the Department of Foreign Trade, pointed out that the department’s authorities had travelled to the country to look into the matter. She explained the Thai delegates would meet Chinese relevant agencies to discuss the issue, observe the places selling Thai rice, purchase Thai Jasmine rice on sale there and bring back the rice for examination in its DNA in order to probe whether it was substandard or not.

She further stated that the visiting authorities would also scrutinize the quality guarantee logo on the packages of the rice to check whether it was properly sealed.