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SAFETY ALERT

ต้องรู้ว่ำมำจำกฟำร์มที่ใส่ใจในกำรเลี้ยงที่ถูกต้อง ไม่ใช้สำรที่ต้องห้ำม รวมถึง Let’s be a bit more thorough, and spend some more time
กรณีเนื้อหมู เนื้อไก่ ก็ควรรู้แหล่งที่มำที่ไปว่ำถูกต้องตำมหลัก มิเช่นนั้นเรำอำจ checking credentials of the suppliers and sources of our raw
พบสำรตกค้ำงที่ไม่ต้องกำรได้ materials. Even the smallest amount of raw material--if they
are contaminated, they can jeopardize the safety of our food
รอบคอบสักนิดในกำรดูแลบุคลำกรที่เกี่ยวข้องกับกำรผลิตว่ำมีสุขอนำมัย products. Raw material that comes from a source that practices
อย่ำงไร หำกมีพนักงำนป่วยหรือบำดเจ็บก็ไม่สมควรเข้ำไปอยู่ในกระบวนกำร with lower standard or unhygienic equipments can indeed affect
ผลิต เพรำะเรำไม่รู้ว่ำอำกำรป่วยนั้นจะส่งผลต่อควำมปลอดภัยของสินค้ำ the product’s safety. Low-grade vinegar, for example, might
contain some undesirable substances. The lack of knowledge
หรือไม่ หรือมีเชื้อโรคบำงอย่ำงตกหล่นไปในสินค้ำ รวมทั้งเป็นกำรปกป้อง concerning the sources of raw materials can potentially affect
ดูแลสุขภำพของพนักงำนเองจะได้มีสุขภำพที่ดีขึ้น ให้ไปท�ำงำนอื่น the safety of our products. When choosing suppliers for
หรือพัก อันจะท�ำให้พนักงำนพร้อมที่จะกลับมำท�ำงำนอย่ำงมีประสิทธิภำพ shrimps, for example, food producers need to make sure that
ต่อไป the suppliers follow standardized farming protocols--using only
proper chemicals safe for consumption. The same screening
ควำมรอบคอบเพิ่มสักนิดจะช่วยเพิ่มควำมมีวินัยของบุคลำกร method should also be used in screening for pork and
ในกำรจัดกำรได้ทั้งมวล กำรมีระบบมำตรฐำนควบคุมเพียงอย่ำงเดียวนั้น chicken meat suppliers, to safeguard the safety of our food
ไม่เพียงพอ เพรำะควำมซับซ้อนของกระบวนกำรผลิต…รอบคอบสักนิด products.
Let’s be a bit more thorough, and spend some more time
จะเป็นกำรสร้ำงประสิทธิภำพในกำรผลิตอย่ำงยั่งยืนต่อไป… inspecting the health and hygiene of our personnel, especially
those directly involved with production lines. Ill or injured
employees should not be allowed in production areas, in order
to prevent germs and pathogens from contaminating the
Products’ safety and quality are fundamentally the
main concerns of virtually every operator in any
industries. No matter how much investment was
made on infrastructures, quality assurance and quality
control systems, still the problem of under-quality or
unsafe products persists. One more layer of failure
filter lies simply on the unyielding thoroughness and
discipline of the personnel.

Let’s explore on which part of the operation that more thoroughness
can be applied. One recent example on the lack of thoroughness was
the incident in Europe where chicken eggs were contaminated with
insecticide Fipronil that the subjected poultry farms used to kill mites.
Normally, this chemical is solely used with cats and dogs, and is
prohibited from the use with animal for human consumption. This
incident is the classic example of the lack of thoroughness in the
operator part--who failed to scrutinize the safety of the chemicals used products. Give them time off from work to rest and recovery,
by the in-house pest control program, or by the outsourced pest control so that they can come back to work as healthy and efficient
operators. A more careful probe can significantly reduce the risk and workforce.
guarantee the safety of our products. The increased thoroughness will significantly benefit the
Let’s be a bit more thorough, and spend some more time checking whole organization--personnel as a whole will gradually be
the chemicals in cleaning and disinfectants agents used to clean the more disciplined. The complexity of production process calls
machines that have direct contact with our products--making sure they for more than just a standard-control system--thoroughness
contain no harmful or prohibited substances. Some chemicals have is what keeps the production errorless and constantly
very similar or almost identical names, yet they are very far different efficient.
in composition and toxicity. Ethanol and Methanol, for example, though
very similar in names, these two chemicals cannot substitute for one
another. Methanol is inedible and has harmful effect on visual nervous
system. Ethanol, though safe for consumption, has many grades for
different usages—industrial grade and food grade. The careful
inspection of this little, yet very significant detail can help assure the
safety of our products.

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