CP Foods guarantees ‘Covid-free prawns’ despite virus surge
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (CP Foods) has reassured consumers that its prawn are contaminant-free from farm to table, while its production remains undisrupted by an outbreak of Covid-19 at a prawn market in Samut Sakhon.
The company said it imposed stringent biosecurity measures throughout its operation to keep both its employees and consumers safe from the outbreak.
This included strict hygiene measures for staff inside and outside their workplaces, said Pairoj Apiruknusit, executive vice president at CP Foods.
“Since Samut Sakhon province announced its lockdown, all CP Foods workers have been asked to stay inside to reduce the risk of infection. Our measures aim to ensure that consumers receive safe food from a traceable source,” he said.
All CP Food migrant workers are employed in Thailand under an MoU between the Thai government and the government on their country of origin, he added. Under the MoU, all are legally recruited by agencies authorised by their government and in line with Thai labour standards.
Pairoj said CP Foods also educates its prawn farmers on Covid-19 prevention. Meanwhile, prawns are transported directly from farm to consumers in an effort to minimise human contact.
“We guarantee fresh, hygienic and contaminant-free foods to all our consumers,” he said.
