On the morning of April 12, 2017, members of the Viet Nam Association of Fumigation and leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Plant Protection attended the meeting, discussing with experts from Australia about the program. AFAS.
At the meeting, Australian experts made comments on the implementation of the fumigation standards of Vietnam and they also made the evaluation. Accordingly, the fumigation enterprises in Vietnam have done relatively well this standard, the number of companies make mistakes through each year are significantly reduced. Based on this assessment, Australia decided to change the audit time of Vietnamese businesses from once a year as before to once a year. At the same time, the assessment will also determine which businesses will be audited, at which time in 2018.
In addition, Australian experts have synthesized issues that the Vietnamese side has not met in some areas. This information will be worked out more clearly with the Vietnam Plant Protection Department to help improve efficiency.
At this exchange, members of the Vietnam Disinfection Association are also provided with a set of frequently asked questions about the disinfection of goods to Australia, provided by the Australian government to facilitate the exchange with guests. Australian experts also point out some important points to keep in mind during sterilization and inspection, in the way they work between disinfection companies and their owners, to ensure the implementation of AFAS standards. Most effective.
Australian experts also announced that they would change the AFAS standards in the near future, with the aim of being widely applied to various countries including Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines. The contents of the AFAS will remain unchanged and shall be reallocated in a more reasonable manner, including a set of common standards applicable to all countries and the separation of some of the content into other documents for purposes of documentation. Guided, not required for countries to apply more to improve the quality of disinfection.
At the end of the discussion, the members of the Vietnam Disinfection Association also raised questions for Australian experts and provided clarification. The exchange was very successful and brought new information to the members of the Association.
