Bangkok, Aug. 28 -FDA joins forces with FTI to drive health product industry Enhanced consumer security with two-dimensional bar codes
Dr. Paisarn Dankhum, Secretary-General of the Food and Drug Administration and Mr. Kriangkrai Thiennukul, President of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to drive and extend business development in the health product industry. between the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at Meeting Room 110, 1st Floor, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center Aiming to raise the level of safety for consumers to receive quality health products. is safe And it meets international standards by using GS1 DataMatrix two-dimensional barcode technology and QR Code – GS1 Digital Link URI.
Mr. Kriangkrai Thiennukul, President of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), said that the health product industry, which is an industry that has a tendency to grow continuously. This is an opportunity for health product entrepreneurs in Thailand to develop and extend their products to meet the needs of consumers. changes in technology and scientific progress because Thailand is ready in all dimensions Both in terms of personnel, places and resources, which are advantages that will develop Thailand into a manufacturing, trading and investment center for health products. and is accepted internationally
In order to prepare the health product industry in Thailand to have potential And extending the ability to compete with both domestic and international markets. It is the main industry to drive the country's economy. And to give Thai people the opportunity to get quality, safe health products. Therefore, it is the source of establishing a joint cooperation guideline between the FTI and the FDA through the Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in driving This joint operation between the public and private sectors by FTI will accelerate the promotion and push to raise the quality of the production of FTI members in all 45 industrial groups and 11 clusters across the country. country especially the quality of health products to meet international standards under the policy "One FTI" (One Vision, One Team,
Dr. Komsan Laosilpajaroen Vice President of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) and President of the International Code Institute (GS1 Thailand) added that For this collaboration, it is an important extension of cooperation between FTI. and the FDA in determining the direction of operations and presenting various projects to join forces in the future To enhance the safety of consumers to receive quality health products. is safe and meets international standards
The International Code Institute or GS1 Thailand has the main mission of being the only official registrar of barcode numbers according to the GS1 international standard in Thailand. Presented health product identification with GS1 international standard code and using GS1 DataMatrix two-dimensional barcode technology to support traceability and recall processes according to international standards. This is in line with traceability laws in many countries around the world. Including two-dimensional barcode technology, type QR Code – GS1 Digital Link URI, that will allow consumers to access product information via online channels more conveniently and quickly. This is in line with the e-Labelling project that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is in progress.
Dr. Paisarn Dankum, Secretary-General of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revealed that in the past, the FDA and the International Code Institute Collaborate to apply the GS1 international standard in many products. In 2020, it has been applied to medical marijuana products in Thailand. In order to be able to trace and trace distribution at the individual level throughout the supply chain throughout the country and abroad, including in 2021, a manual has been prepared as a basic introduction to the use of the GS1 international standard. for tracking the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and inspecting the quality and safety of vaccines. In addition, in 2023, the international standard GS1 (QR Code) has been adopted for electronic drug labeling. (e-Labelling) in the pharmaceutical product group so that consumers can access information completely, accurately and quickly
In the next phase, both agencies will work together to develop traceability and counterfeit prevention systems for medical device products. It will cooperate in academic and technical standards in the application of 1D and 2D barcode symbologies to be used as reference standards in setting laws and regulations on Coding & Serialization. of medical device products in Thailand so that consumers can use health products safely and effective for traceability and prevent counterfeiting for consumer protection and elevating the country's health product industry to meet international standards.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency