date:Jun 17, 2015
The Commerce Ministry will help the Agriculture Ministry to clarify health concerns Hong Kong officials have about the use of the turmeric liquid in exported durian.
The move comes as the ministries warned Thai exporters and farmers not to use any substances that could affect consumer confidence.
Duangkamol Jiambutr, the Commerce Ministry spokeswoman, said the Thai Trade Office in Hong Kong would inform Hong Kong's Food and Environmental Hygience Department (FEHD) that turmeric did not harm pe