Food hygiene and safety monitoring can minimize food contamination and poisoning. In Pak Kret district, two hundred people (1,160 per 100,000 people) were diagnosed with a gastrointestinal (GI) disease last year. Consequently, it is necessary for us to set a plan for enlightening food safety and hygiene practice with basic concept. The principle of food safety and current guideline requirements are set up to meet the food safety management standards.
Working with local organization who are taking care of vulnerable person, we offer testing facilities for the biological and chemical contaminant food screening for 15 social work centers and disable people in 3 district schools in our responsible area. To strengthen food safety and hygiene throughout the process, we also deliver the physical examination, blood test, stool examination and rectal swab test by their food service provider.

1. We report our partner that there were 42/102 (41%) of food samples infected from coliform bacteria, 4/17 (15%) contaminated with Borax and 2/2 (100%) polluted by sodium hydrosulfite. We frequently incite the community to inspect their food in house to reduce the risk of GI disease and food poisoning from sodium hydrosulfite and borax.
2. The food borne disease carrier was not found during targeted service provision but could be found by abnormal chest x-ray (15%) with additional medical examination.
3. In 2020, people are less diagnosed with gastrointestinal (GI) disease which decrease to 870 per 100,000 people from 1,160 per 100,000 people last year.