RICE FOCUSOCTOBER 2018 EXPERIENCE QUALITY PERFORMANCE VIETNAM 2 THAILAND 3 INDIA 4 PAKISTAN 7 MYANMAR 9 PHILIPPINES 10 SINGAPORE 11 N° X • XXXXXXXXOCTOBER 2008 2018 VIETNAM In Vietnam, SGS has a countrywide • Draft survey • Fumigation of wood packaging network of offices and laboratories • Hold/hatch survey materials (ISPM 15) supporting the rice and agriculture • Damage survey • Checking imported cargoes for industries. Our experts provide a full insects TESTING SERVICES range of inspection, testing, fumigation • Insect identification and pest control services. • Physical analysis • Gas free tests Serving a demanding domestic market • Pesticide residues – more than 900 • Pest control services and growing exports markets, Vietnam’s pesticide residues according to EU, In September 1997, SGS Vietnam Ltd rice industry is predicted to produce US FDA, Codex, and Vietnamese (established 1989) became the first some 45 million metric tonnes (MMT) regulations, amongst others international, independent inspection, of rice this year. Of this, some 15% will • Mycotoxins be exported to markets including China, testing and certification company to • GMO testing the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and be granted a 100% Foreign Owned • Heavy metals Africa. Company License. • Microorganism Our experienced team provides services Contact our local team to learn more • Nutritional facts nationwide. about our rice inspection, fumigation FUMIGATION AND PEST CONTROL (PCO) and pest control services, can support INSPECTION SERVICES SERVICES your activities. • Loading supervision for weight/ • Fumigation for bulk cargo with quality/packing J-system • Sampling and testing • Fumigation of containers (including • Tally Kraft and desiccants), vessels and THOI NGUYEN cargoes in warehouses/silos Business Manager [email protected] OFFICE Thoi Nguyen Business Manager Minh Bui Sales Manager Oanh Tran Rice Section Manager Si Nguyen Operations Manager Bao Nguyen Cantho Branch Manager Xu Lam Food Laboratory Manager Minh Thai Fumigation Manager Tuyen Nguyen Marine Supervisor Chau Tran PCO Coordinator Vuong Ngo Laboratory Supervisor PAGE 2 N° X • XXXXXXXXOCTOBER 2008 2018 THAILAND In Thailand, SGS offers a wide range • Aromatic testing using the 2AP/ • Minerals of services to support the country rice GC-MS analysis method (gas • Food contaminants industry. chromatography mass spectrometry • Heavy metals Once again, this year’s production will analysis) • Mycotoxins reach new heights – achieving 23 million This builds on our existing array of • GMOs metric tons (MMT) in 2018. Of this, services, which include: • Pesticide residues some 11 MMT will be exported. Exports • Inspections In Thailand, SGS is a large, diverse and are up on 2017, bolstered by increasing • Packing and weighing supervision integrated business, delivering market demand in Indonesia, Malaysia and the • Loading supervision leading services to the country’s rice Philippines. • Pre-sampling farmers and traders. We are also a OUR SERVICES • Tally and sealing leading provider of certification in quality and environmental management Drawing on local expertise, our rice • Container/hold cleanliness checking systems, social accountability, hygiene industry services include inspection, • Draft survey and food safety. fumigation, testing and system • Physical analysis certification, either standalone or as part • Laboratory testing and analyses SGS has been meeting the needs of of bespoke service bundles. • Fumigation Thailand’s rice industry since 1951. Our local experts offer prompt, cost- This year we have continued to invest • Training courses efficient solutions and access to global and develop our services and now also TESTING SERVICES resources, as well as local knowledge. offer: To meet the needs of domestic and • Rice DNA testing services for Hom export markets, we offer testing SUCHAI PREEDAWANPEN Mali rice, Pathumthanee 1, Chainat services including: and Khor Kho 43, fragrant rice, Hom Business Manager • Microbiological Nin black rice, and riceberry [email protected] • Nutrients OFFICE TEAM Nattapon Boonprachuay Supervisor Suwit Somsri Grain Department Manager Suchai Preedawanpen Business Manager Yoottana Chantrasri Assistance of Division Manager / Operation Manager Angvara Srangsomvong Coordinator Porjai Wisetchart Sales & Marketing Manager Nuttamon Damronghud Sales & Marketing Executive Sutima Rittichot Coordinator Piyarat Jaisa-ard Assistant Department Manager Mayuree Thumkhuntod Documentation Officer Thunyapat Kaewpradit Supervisor Sasiwan Technician Rattanakangwanwong Sukanwadee Doungdara Sales & Marketing Executive PAGE 3 N° X • XXXXXXXXOCTOBER 2008 2018 INDIA Established in 1950, SGS’s operations TESTING SERVICES Additionally, we can carry out tests for in India offer a wide range of testing, Continued investment means, we specific requirements such as amino inspection, and certification services, have again broadened the spectrum of acid profile, starch and amylose and to secure the quality and quantity of agrochemical residues testing in rice choline content. commodities. to 600+ molecules covering MRLs For paddy grains, our seed lab can Estimates for this year’s rice production for the EU, FSSAI and other country conduct germination and vigor testing. stand at 111 million metric tonnes specific requirements. Testing is carried All testing on rice is carried out in (MMT), of which 9-10 MMT will be out following multi-residue and single accordance with international and exported. residue methods and can quantify the national standards, as well as in-house molecules at 0.01 mg/kg. validated and accredited methods. QUALITY SERVICES This builds on our existing capabilities Beyond the laboratory, and at every step Delivered from facilities and by experts for the testing of rice and cereals for: of the supply chain, our fumigation and strategically located across the country, • Heavy metals pest control services minimize the risk we offer quality services including: • Mycotoxins of damage to your goods and prevent • Visual inspections • Naturally occurring toxins the spread of pests. • Sampling and testing • Microbiological testing • Quantity and weight determination • Quality parameters • Packaging and label verification • Nutritional fact testing • Transport cleanliness • DNA-based authenticity and varietal • Loading supervision SATHANANTHAN SANGARAN identification of basmati rice • Transport sealing Business Manager • GMO identification (to a limit of • Real time reporting and cargo [email protected] 0.01%) monitoring CENTRAL TEAM Vinay Joshi Manager Ajay Ukande Senior Executive Mukesh Dubey Operation Incharge Jagdish Bairagi Executive Alok Dubey Executive TRANSPARENCY GLOBAL NETWORK PAGE 4 N° X • XXXXXXXXOCTOBER 2008 2018 SOUTH TEAM M Jayashree Executive A Ganesh Senior Executive AV Abraham Laboratory Manager R Palani Inspector T. Ganesan Executive D. Kannan Senior Executive M. Saravanan Assistant Manager S. Arumugam Executive G. Karthikraja Inspector V. Kalusalingam Senior Executive M. Loganathan Inspector A Ponkumar Executive S. Srijishkumar Inspector E. Sekar Executive V. Shanmugam Inspector M. Yuvaraj Inspector V. Karthik Inspector L. Sunder Ganesh Inspector NORTH TEAM Hardit Singh Operations Ramakrishnan Customer Care Ramaswamy Business Development Ravi Thakur Manager JB Tyagi Sales & Operations Chandana Walia Customer Care Garima Loona Sales & Operations Monika Tyagi Customer Care Amit Pandey Basmati Laboratory Analyst Manish Sharma Customer Care Pramod Kumar Basmati Laboratory PAGE 5 N° X • XXXXXXXXOCTOBER 2008 2018 WEST TEAM Luciano Rebello Assistant Manager Prabhakar Padge Cargo Inspector Shekhar Kasar Operation Executive Ambadad Dhoke Chemist Surendra Kale Laboratory Incharge Yogesh Sambare Senior Cargo Inspector Sheshnath Sharma Cargo Inspector Srinivas Kambli Senior Cargo Inspector Jagdish Hardasmalani Senior Executive Anand Sharma Assistant Manager EAST TEAM Chanchal Sarkar Field Inspector B. Mondal Field Inspector R. Nandy Field Inspector S. Dutta Field Inspector D. Chowdhury Field Inspector Kuntal Samanta Field Inspector Mrinmoy Kayal Field Inspector TRUST PAGE 6 N° X • XXXXXXXXOCTOBER 2008 2018 PAKISTAN With more than six decades of expertise TESTING SERVICES • Fumigation of stored goods or prior and a presence across the country, our Our experience and trained technical shipment team in Pakistan delivers high quality staff deliver efficient services to help • Disinfection and fumigation for services with pinpoint accuracy bringing safeguard quality and safety throughout containers you peace of mind at every step of the the whole supply chain, from field, • Pre-shipment treatment of wooden supply chain. paddy, and brown rice to finished packaging materials according to Pakistan exports more than 2.5 million polished rice. Our ISO-17025 accredited International Standards tons of basmati and non-basmati rice and GAFTA approved laboratory offers • Non-toxic pest management systems around the globe. With this in mind testing and analysis services, including: • Documented pest management we deliver our services 24/7 at mills, • Visual and chemical analysis systems warehouses and ports. • Variety identification • Auditing • Heavy metals and pesticide residue INSPECTION SERVICES For more details of how our rice analysis Ensure quality and quantity with SGS. inspection, fumigation and pest control We control and analyze your products • Mycotoxins services, can support your activities, to be sure they meet quality, safety • Genetically modified organism (GMO)