Officials working for removal of ban on Thai coconut milk in Europe

Coconut products pictured at a supermarket in Bangkok, Thailand, on July 6, 2020. - Reuters

BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): The Office of Agricultural Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce have been tasked with convincing Europe to remove the ban on Thai coconut milk in European supermarkets due to PETA’s claim that Thailand was committing animal abuse to make coconut products.

Alongkorn Ponlaboot, adviser to the Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister, said it was important to acknowledge the agricultural tradition and show that animal protection laws in the country, such as the Cruelty Prevention and Welfare of Animals Act, BE 2557 (2014), exist.