Thailand Updates Good Handling Practice Standards List for Imports of US Produce
Thailand recently updated its approved list of “good handling practice standards” for exports of U.S. fresh fruit and vegetables, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service reported May 25. The list contains imported fresh produce that must include a “production standard certificate from an approved good handling practice standard.” Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration added one approved practice standard to the list: the “GLOBAL GAP -- Produce Handling Assurance version 1.2.”