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Thai Ministry of Agriculture December 8 news: the Ministry's Director-General Pichet said that according to the news content of the Thai Pesticide warning Network, the Ministry of Agriculture has checked this information and randomly selected 509 samples of agricultural products :201 samples from supermarkets in 6 trade malls ,308 imported and domestic samples from 10 farmers' markets (including certified and uncertified). And immediately ordered the relevant personnel to test whether the product sample contains residue exceeding the standard. In particular, the outer pericarp of red grapes and jujube, which are imported products supervised by the Food and Drug Administration of Thailand. The testing information provided by the Ministry of Agriculture will be used as official evidence for further inspection of the products found to be problematic.

And the Ministry of Agriculture will check the certification of fresh fruits and vegetables in more detail. If the inspection finds that a valid certification certificate is held and the test results show that the residue in the product exceeds the prescribed maximum residue limit (exceeding the prescribed safety standard), the local certification body will be notified to carry out the inspection and take measures to warn the manufacturer to make immediate improvements. If the residue in the product is detected as a chemical not allowed in Thailand, the manufacturer will be reminded that it is a smuggled prohibited substance and the relevant license certificate will be revoked.

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