FOCUS ON RICE AN SGS CORPORATE NEWSLETTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SERVICES

NOVEMBER 2016

Today, the global rice trade is a dynamic SGS provides competitive advantage, to meet you at the TRT World Rice and constantly evolving space. Global drives sustainability and delivers trust. conference 2016, in Chiang Mai. rice stocks are expected to increase, We offer our customers unrivalled Throughout the event, we’ll be available due to record production. Analysts are experience and expertise, the latest to meet you, learn about your specific forecasting that year-end stocks for the technologies, state-of-the-art laboratories requirements, provide customised 2016/17 season will be at their highest with new DNA testing capabilities solutions to tackle challenges, provide level in over a decade, while production through the network as well as local market information and answer your is expected to be up by almost 10 million innovative services and solutions. Our questions. metric tons against the previous year. experienced teams consistently offer Read on to find out more about our However, we still need to consider the clients precise, timely and efficient services, capabilities and local operations dominant features of the complex rice information on compliance with across the region. You’ll also find details market environment, such as high levels regulatory and food safety requirements of local experts and their contact of segmentation and the concentration with their unique standardised global information. of exports; not forgetting strong network. government intervention, state trading, SGS helps customers to make strategic self sufficiency agendas, and large decisions, prevent losses and move their informal flows, amongst others. businesses forward. We help you to SGS, with a presence in the rice sector add value through the supply chain, and in Asia spanning more than five decades, ensure quality, safety and compliance to is ideally placed and experienced to be able to sell with confidence. understand these dynamics, as a global market leader in inspection, verification, TRT WORLD RICE CONFERENCE 2016 BIPIN V KARNIK testing and certification services. Experienced members of our team, International Sales Manager, from across the region, will be pleased South East Asia Pacific

EXTENSIVE TESTING CAPABILITIES With testing laboratories across Asia’s rice producing countries, we deliver the widest range of services to ensure the quality and safety of rice crops. From contamination, to GMO determination and pesticide residue analysis, we have the capabilities to deliver accurate analyses in the quickest turnaround times.

BASMATI RICE AUTHENTICATION/DNA ANALYSIS Basmati rice authentication conducted using DNA analysis, by RT PCR, offers scalable throughput and rapid results. N° X • XXXXXXXXNOVEMBER 2008 2016

GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM PESTICIDE RESIDUE ANALYSIS GERMINATION TESTING (GMO) TESTING MRL (maximum residue limits) are set Germination testing is conducted in Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) by regulatory authorities for pesticides accordance with industry standards, the are regulated and monitored by many and define acceptable levels. We Association of Official Seed Analysts countries. Our laboratory uses real time conduct pesticide residue analysis in (AOSA) and the International Seed PCR to detect the genetic modification accordance with Association of Official Testing Association (ISTA). status of rice. Analytical Chemists (AOAC) methods, to ensure consumer safety. NUTRITIONAL FACTS MANUAL SORTING FOR PHYSICAL For nutritional labelling purposes, HEAVY METALS ANALYSIS we test to identify and quantify the Each grain of a representative sample Inductively coupled plasma mass presence of: energy, carbohydrates, is manually segregated on the basis of spectrometry (ICP-MS) techniques are fat, protein, dietary fibre, vitamins and its physical characteristics grade and used to identify contamination with minerals. We can also complete an colour. arsenic, cadmium, mercury and lead. amino acid profile.

MYCOTOXINS MELAMINE AND CYANURIC ACID OTHER TESTS Liquid chromatography and ELISA Liquid chromatography-mass •• Starch content (Polarimetric) techniques are used to identify and spectrometry/mass spectrometry (LC- •• Amylose content quantify the presence of toxins MS/MS) with limits of quantification •• Whiteness including: (LOQs) meeting requirements of EU and Every lab has its own unique range of other regulations are used to identify •• Aflatoxin (B1, B2, G1, G2) testing capabilities, read on for country- contamination with melamine and •• Ochratoxin A specific details and contacts. cyanuric acid. •• DON •• ZON •• Fuminosins N° X • XXXXXXXXNOVEMBER 2008 2016

INDIA To help clients to secure the quality and quantity of commodities, SGS India (established in 1950) offers a wide range of testing, inspection, and certification services.

India produces in excess of 90 million Cargo tracking and inspections help to ABHAY HARDIKAR metric tons (MMT) of rice per annum, further guarantee product quality. Deputy Business Director – of which it exports 8-10 MMT. With At every step of the supply chain, Trade & Logistics facilities and experts strategically from silos to loading and discharge [email protected] located across the country, our quality points, our fumigation and pest control services include: services prevent the spread of pests •• Visual inspections and minimise the risk of damage to your •• Sampling and testing goods. •• Quantity and weight determination •• Packaging and label verification •• Transport cleanliness •• Loading supervision •• Transport sealing •• Real time reporting and cargo monitoring

SAMPLING & TESTING Our network of laboratories delivers a range of sampling and testing services including: •• Manual sorting for physical analysis •• DNA testing •• GMO testing •• Pesticide residues •• Contaminants •• Heavy metals •• Mycotoxins (aflatoxin and ochratoxin) •• Nutritional facts NORTH TEAM Our DNA testing gives you, your JB Tyagi Customer Care customers and end consumers Ravi Thakur Business Development Manager confidence in the product, and allows you to achieve a price premium. DNA R Ramakrishnan Customer Care testing enables the identification of Pramod Kr Singh Sec-In Charge – Basmati Laboratory Basmati varieties, which sell on the Manish Sharma Customer Care global market for a premium. Suvamoy Nayek Customer Care Monika Tyagi Customer Care Hardit Singh Assistant Manager – Operation Amit Pande Chemist-Basmati Lab Rashmi Kalia Customer Care N° X • XXXXXXXXNOVEMBER 2008 2016

CENTRAL TEAM Vinay Joshi Regional Manager Ajay Ukande Operations Executive Mukesh Dubey Operations Executive Jagdish Bairagi Operations Executive Alok Dubey Operations Executive

WEST I TEAM Luciano Rebello Assistant Manager Prabhakar Padge Operation Executive Shekhar Kasar Executive Yogesh Sambare Cargo Inspector Sheshnath Sharma Cargo Inspector Sriniwas Kambli Cargo Inspector N° X • XXXXXXXXNOVEMBER 2008 2016

WEST II TEAM M.Saravanan Assistant Manager M.S. Negi Operation Executive Gunjan Karna Executive Jagdish Hardasmalani Executive Rajesh Chanpura Assistant Manager Anand Sharma Assistant Manager

SOUTH TEAM S. Arumugam (Raja) Operations Executive Anil J Inspector T. Ganesan Operation Executive M. Jayshree Executive V.Kalusaligham Operations Executive Purusottam Mohapatra Assistant Manager Avadooth Ganesh Operation Executive N° X • XXXXXXXXNOVEMBER 2008 2016

PAKISTAN SGS Pakistan, established in 1952, offers wide range of inspection, testing, certification and pest control solutions to complex rice trade related local and international requirements.

Working across Pakistan our dynamic •• Pesticide residue analysis FUMIGATION AND PEST MANAGEMENT team, supported by state-of-the-art •• Heavy metal analysis At every step of the supply chain from testing laboratories and advanced •• Mycotoxins analysis silos to loading, our fumigation and technology, delivers services direct to •• Genetically modified organism pest control services reduce the risk clients with fast turnaround times. This (GMO) testing of infestation and help to protect the enables risks to be mitigated, workflows •• Basmati rice authentication through commodity from damage. expedited and quality standards to be DNA analysis assured. •• Germination testing MAZHAR IQBAL SHAIKH •• Nutritional facts analysis In the 2015-16 season, Pakistan Operations Director •• Microbiological analysis produced some 6.2 million metric tons [email protected] (MMT) of rice, of which 1.8 MMT is destined for export, to markets as far-flung as Kenya, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mozambique, Russia, Guinea- Bissau and Ivory Coast.

INSPECTION SERVICES With extensive experience and expertise in inspections, we offer a wide range inspection services for Basmati and non-Basmati rice that is produced in and exported from Pakistan to different destinations around the globe. These SALES / OPERATIONS TEAM include: Mazhar Iqbal Shaikh Director Operations [email protected] •• Sampling Dr Naushad Zafar Technical Manager [email protected] •• Packing and weighing supervision Faisal Nisar Deputy Manager [email protected] •• Bag marking verification M. Ali Jaferi Assistant Manager [email protected] •• Quality analysis during production on site Huma Jamal Sr. Executive Officer [email protected] •• Container & hold cleanliness Faizan Saleem Executive Officer [email protected] checking Moiz Ayaz Executive Officer [email protected] •• Loading supervision Wajiha Ali Sr. Executive Officer [email protected] •• Tally of bags during loading Zeeshan Zafar Sr. Executive Officer [email protected] •• Sealing of lot/containers Bushra Nazir Sr. Executive Officer [email protected] •• Draft Survey Anwar Ahmed Sr. Executive Officer [email protected] TESTING SERVICES Saeed Ahmed Ansari Sr. Executive Officer [email protected] Noureen Gulzar Executive Officer [email protected] We also support the rice trade with our state-of-the-art ISO 17025 Ahmed Raza Executive Officer [email protected] accredited and GAFTA approved testing LABORATORY TEAM laboratories. Our rice testing and analysis capabilities include: Sajjad Khan Biotechnologist [email protected] •• Visual analysis for defects, shape Kanza Najeeb Agriculturist [email protected] classification and identification Mishal Amanat Microbiologist [email protected] •• Whiteness and milling degree Mazahir Shah Sr. Grain Analyst [email protected] analysis Hakim Tariq Grain Analyst [email protected] Agha Jafar Grain Analyst [email protected] Muhammad Fahad Data Analyst [email protected] N° X • XXXXXXXXNOVEMBER 2008 2016

THAILAND Operating in Thailand since 1951, SGS provides prompt, cost-efficient solutions and our network gives our customers access to global resources as well as local knowledge.

In 2016, in addition to our traditional services, we have also been developing a new DNA testing service, which will launch in 2017, to meet demand from Thailand’s rice exporters. Thailand produces some 20 million metric tons (MMT) of rice annually. Last year, rice exports reached 9.5 MMT. SGS Thailand offers a wide range to support this activity, drawing on our state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and field operations. We aim to meet client expectations through the consistent delivery of service excellence.

OUR SERVICES OFFICE TEAM •• Inspections Porjai Wisetchart Sales & Marketing Manager •• Packing and weighing supervision Assistance of Division Manager / •• Loading supervision Yoottana Chantrasri •• Pre-sampling Operation Manager •• Tally and sealing Santi Boonsiro Senior Adviser •• Container/hold cleanliness checking Suchai Preedawanpen General Manager •• Draft survey Suwit Somsri Grain Department Manager •• Physical analysis Nattapon Boonprachuay Coordinator •• Laboratory testing and analyses Thongkam Siribanjong Operations Supervisor •• Fumigation •• Training courses Sutima Rittichot Coordinator Thunyapat Kaewpradit Supervisor TESTING SERVICES Piyarat Jaisa-ard Assistant Department Manager Mayuree Thumkhuntod Documentation Officer To meet the needs of domestic and export markets, we offer testing Pannathon Rattanopas Sales & Marketing Executive services including: Niramon Lamyai Documentation Officer •• Microbiological Saowarin Peerapatthanapoom Coordinator •• Nutrients •• Minerals SGS Thailand is a large, diverse SUCHAI PREEDAWANPEN •• Food contaminants and integrated business, delivering Business Manager •• Heavy metals market leading testing, inspection and [email protected] •• Mycotoxins certification services to the country’s •• GMOs rice farmers and traders. In recent •• Pesticide residues years we have also become a leading provider of certification in quality and environmental management systems, social accountability, hygiene and food safety. N° X • XXXXXXXXNOVEMBER 2008 2016

VIETNAM SGS Vietnam Ltd has been providing rice inspection services in Vietnam since 1989. In September 1997 we became the first international, independent inspection, testing and certification company in the country to be granted a 100% Foreign Owned Company License.

Vietnam produces about 45 million metric tons (MMT) of rice annually, of which more than 15% is exported to EU, USA, China, Philippines, Indonesia, and Africa, among others. We provide a full range of services throughout the country with many experienced staff, eight offices and modern equipped laboratories.

INSPECTION SERVICES •• Loading supervision for weight/ quality/packing •• Sampling and testing •• Tally •• Draft survey •• Hold/hatch survey RICE, FUMIGATION AND PEST CONTROL TEAM •• Damage survey Thoi Nguyen Manager [email protected] Minh Bui Sales Manager [email protected] TESTING SERVICE Oanh Tran Rice Section Manager [email protected] •• Physical analysis Si Nguyen Operations Manager [email protected] •• Pesticide residues – identification Bao Nguyen Cantho Branch Manager [email protected] of more than 800 pesticides Xu Lam Food Laboratory Manager [email protected] according to national, regional and Tuyen Nguyen Marine Supervisor [email protected] international regulations Minh Thai Fumigation Coordinator [email protected] •• Mycotoxins •• GMO Viet Hoang PCO Coordinator [email protected] •• Heavy metals Vuong Ngo Laboratory Supervisor [email protected] •• Microbiological •• Nutritional facts •• Fumigation of wood packaging For more details of our services in the materials (ISPM 15) rice inspection, fumigation and pest FUMIGATION AND PEST CONTROL (PCO) •• Checking imported cargoes for control service, contact our local team. SERVICES insects •• Fumigation of bulk cargo with •• Insect identification THOI NGUYEN J-system •• Gas free tests Business Manager •• Fumigation of containers (including •• Pest control services [email protected] Kraft and desiccants), vessels and cargoes in warehouses/silos N° X • XXXXXXXXNOVEMBER 2008 2016

MYANMAR SGS Myanmar works in partnership with clients to ensure their success in today’s fast moving Rice Market.

Rice is a staple food in Myanmar and one of its main exports. In a country of 54 million people, annual production of rice is 14.5 million tons, of which about 1.8 million tons is exported. In recent years, exports of rice to Europe have been increasing. Established in 1948, SGS (Myanmar) Limited is one of Myanmar’s oldest OFFICE TEAM multinational companies and its longest Chit Ko Ko Supervisor serving inspection, verification, testing Tin Me Me Hlaing Section Head and certification company. From its origins inspecting timber and rice, the Tun Tun Operation Manager company has since expanded to inspect Aung Kyaw Htoo General Manager all agriculture products, and offers Nu Nu Yi Administrative Manager laboratory services for commodities. Thin Thin Maw Laboratory Manager We offer truly nationwide inspection and Su Mon Aung Laboratory Incharge testing services, meeting the demands of domestic and export markets for rice. ƒƒ Sampling With 65 years experience and a team Services include: ƒƒ Supervision of packing, of experts, SGS Myanmar Ltd is ideally •• Quality and quantity inspections and weighing and tallying placed to support your business. testing: ƒƒ In-field rice grading and spot ƒƒ Inland – supervision of intake checks AUNG KYAW HTOO and outtake at warehouses and ƒƒ Physical and chemical analysis General Manager rice mills •• Cargo preparation at supplier’s [email protected] ƒƒ Pre-shipment – quality and warehouse quantity assessment of cargo •• Fumigation services – in storage prior to loading facilities or in transit ƒƒ Trade Related – supervision •• Cleanliness inspection of packing and loading of •• Pest control containers and vessels N° X • XXXXXXXXNOVEMBER 2008 2016

PHILIPPINES In the Philippines we support every aspect of the rice industry, from farm to fork, to ensure quality, reduce risk and promote sustainability.

Rice remains the staple food of Filipinos with the per capita consumption of 119 kg per year. In 2016, the Philippines is expected to produce 18.135 million metric tons of rice, to feed its population of 101.5 million people. To ensure food security, the Philippine government also imports rice through government-to- government transactions, and private imports under the National Food Authority. To support the industry, we deliver the following services through our extensive network of offices and staff: •• Supervision on discharging of imported rice for weight/quality/ packing on bulk vessels and in containerised shipments •• Cargo condition •• Sampling and Testing OFFICE TEAM ƒƒ Physical Analysis Lian Ortiz Supervisor ƒƒ Moisture Mary Francis Relova - De Guzman Technical Sales Coordinator ƒƒ Pesticide Residue Jessica Pusod Key Account Management Assistant •• Draft Survey Ysabel Ventura Technical Sales Specialist •• Damage Survey Jennifer Pacannuayan Business Development & Sales Manager •• Fumigation and Pest Control Business Development & Marketing Services Danica de Guzman •• Training and Technical Support Specialist Anicia Santos Business Development SGS Philippines Inc. started as a representative agent in 1949 and Eden Estolano Technical Sales Specialist has become the leading provider of Gloria Lozano-Lopez Operations Executive certification, testing, verification and Meden Peneyra Laboratory Operations Manager inspection. With over 1,000 employees Aileen Aparicio Technical Sales Specialist and a network of offices and laboratories Erika Robel Technical Sales Specialist strategically located throughout the Maylene Vertucio Technical Sales Coordinator Philippine archipelago, SGS has long been helping the rice industry with its Jinelle Picones Key Account & Technical Sales Specialist varied services. Jose Decolongon Business Manager Rico Mera Operations Executive JENNIFER PACANNUAYAN Ferrando Rubiano Technical Sales Specialist Sales & Business Development Manager Dayne dela Cueva Technical Sales Specialist [email protected] Jonathan Viray Supervisor Victor Calalang Office Associate Harold Ebora Operations Executive N° X • XXXXXXXXNOVEMBER 2008 2016

SINGAPORE SGS’s operations, sales and customer care services across the South East Asia Pacific (SEAP) region are strategically coordinated from our Singapore office, by the Trade and Logistics regional desk. We have been operating in Singapore since 1971.

Ensuring seamless service delivery of KARNIK BIPIN services to the rice supply chain, our International Sales Manager team in Singapore supports customers [email protected] in the SEAP regional rice markets. We connect them with the relevant experts both locally and in the SGS global network.

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