Did you take your poison today? - Integrated Pest Management in ...
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<strong>Did</strong> <strong>you</strong> <strong>take</strong> <strong>you</strong>r <strong>poison</strong> <strong>today</strong>?<br />
40. Who <strong>in</strong> the Government is responsible for food safety?<br />
The M<strong>in</strong>istry of Public Health is responsible for the implementation of both The Food<br />
Act and the Public Health Act. A Committee represent<strong>in</strong>g many different Government<br />
Departments controls the implementation of the Hazardous Substances Act.<br />
With<strong>in</strong> the M<strong>in</strong>istry of Public Health, the follow<strong>in</strong>g organisations play a role <strong>in</strong> food<br />
safety:<br />
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The Food and Drug Adm<strong>in</strong>istration (FDA) is the ma<strong>in</strong> agency responsible for<br />
implement<strong>in</strong>g The Food Act, and thereby ensur<strong>in</strong>g that Thai food is safe and<br />
clean. The FDA sets standards, issues import licenses and registers food<br />
products.<br />
Prov<strong>in</strong>cial Offices of Public Health support the FDA at the local level by, for<br />
example, carry<strong>in</strong>g out <strong>in</strong>spections of markets and restaurants.<br />
The Department of Medical Science (DOMS) carries out research <strong>in</strong>to food<br />
safety, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g analysis of food samples.<br />
The M<strong>in</strong>istry of Agriculture and Cooperative also plays an important role <strong>in</strong> food<br />
safety, through the work of the follow<strong>in</strong>g organisations:<br />
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The Department of Agriculture (DOA) is responsible for controll<strong>in</strong>g the use of<br />
pesticides under The Hazardous Substances Act. With<strong>in</strong> the DOA, both the<br />
Office of Research and Development on Agricultural Production Science and<br />
the Office of Agricultural Regulatory <strong>take</strong> care of register<strong>in</strong>g pesticides.<br />
The Department of Agricultural Extension (DOAE) is responsible for tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
farmers. This <strong>in</strong>cludes tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>Integrated</strong> <strong>Pest</strong> <strong>Management</strong> (IPM).<br />
Market places are <strong>in</strong>spected to ensure<br />
that food is safe.<br />
In a Farmer Field School farmers become actively <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> learn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
about their own crops.<br />
Field observations <strong>in</strong> a Farmer Field School. The IPM tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>take</strong>s place <strong>in</strong> the<br />
field of the farmers.