The Department of Livestock Development (DLD) is set to continue suppressing the use of leanness-enhancing agents on farm animals, warning farmers and feed producers of the legal consequences of the practice.
Deputy Director-General of the DLD Somchuan Ratanamungklanon, in his capacity as the chairman of the committee on the suppression of leanness enhancers, pointed out that action has continuously been taken against those subjecting livestock, especially pigs and cattle, to the prohibited drugs. He confirmed that any farmers or feed factory operators found to have added leanness-enhancing agents to animal feed could be imprisoned for up to three years or fined up to 60,000 baht or both.
In a bid to further raise the standard of meat production in the country, the Deputy Director-General said the DLD is ready to intensify its control on slaughterhouses, preventing them from taking in animals which have been fed leanness enhancers or putting out meat tainted with the substance. Violators will face a jail term up to one year and/or a fine up to 100,000 baht.
Moreover, the department has launched the DLD 4.0 mobile application, through which members of the public can promptly notify responsible authorities of their discovery of any use of leanness-enhancing drugs on livestock animals. The app is now available for download on both iOS and Android platforms.
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Reporter : Surapan Laotharanarit
Rewriter : Surapan Laotharanarit
National News Bureau & Public Relations
Deputy Director-General of the DLD Somchuan Ratanamungklanon, in his capacity as the chairman of the committee on the suppression of leanness enhancers, pointed out that action has continuously been taken against those subjecting livestock, especially pigs and cattle, to the prohibited drugs. He confirmed that any farmers or feed factory operators found to have added leanness-enhancing agents to animal feed could be imprisoned for up to three years or fined up to 60,000 baht or both.
In a bid to further raise the standard of meat production in the country, the Deputy Director-General said the DLD is ready to intensify its control on slaughterhouses, preventing them from taking in animals which have been fed leanness enhancers or putting out meat tainted with the substance. Violators will face a jail term up to one year and/or a fine up to 100,000 baht.
Moreover, the department has launched the DLD 4.0 mobile application, through which members of the public can promptly notify responsible authorities of their discovery of any use of leanness-enhancing drugs on livestock animals. The app is now available for download on both iOS and Android platforms.
Information and Source
Reporter : Surapan Laotharanarit
Rewriter : Surapan Laotharanarit
National News Bureau & Public Relations
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