Blaine

FDA Approval for a manufacturer or supplier is of great importance in the consumer world. As consumers here in Thailand we only have to look for the FDA approved symbol with a number inside it. This shows us that the item has been manufactured with the approval of the FDA – NO OTHER markings are necessary or required.

It’s simple if it doesn’t have the FDA symbol containing a number – which by the way relates to the manufacturer, and the product number registered at the FDA – it’s NOT FDA approved.

Again if the item has been imported into Thailand there will be a sticker on the item with a FDA symbol and number. There are items manufactured that do not have to be registered with the FDA and as we can clearly see in the supermarkets fruit does not have to have a FDA number.

A product registered at the FDA has;
to be manufactured in accordance with the FDA
show the ingredients
show the weight of the product
date of making and use by
etc –
If there are no markings on the product or its unreadable or the above items are not correct it’s in violation of the agreement with the supplied information from the manufacturer to the FDA.

As a consumer we do have the right to complain and report any violations contrary to popular belief either to the shop the item is on sale in or directly to the FDA.

The scanned image shows the FDA approved symbol proudly placed on the two items – the top being 3 in 1 Ovaltine and the bottom a packet of biscuits.

Hope this helps in the clear understanding of what is an FDA approved product for us as consumers to buy.

trainman34014, on 2012-05-27 21:54:54, said:

I have been to this location on several occasions, although it has been a while, and never disappointed with the food or service.

MSPain

For all the lies that are spoken and for the mis informed to know how it works at Rimping - THEY DO NOT get the prices wrong suppliers set the prices with the store.
Yes there is 30% to pay for the use of the store to sell products - ie the supplier is renting the space in the freezer or on the shelves

HOW DO I KNOW - we supply Rimping and others

I cannot use our product name on here - we are not a sponser of this site

The truth - the supplier sets the price of the product and incorporates the 30% pay back to Rimping

No point lying and telling any customers any different - hope this helps to inform everyone

rich54321, on Yesterday, 14:03 , said:

I know you cant mention the name as you are not a sponsor, but if you are who I think you are, you make the best curries in Chiang Mai, and the Nan breads you have started making are amazing, really does add to the enjoyment of my Curry Nights.

Sausage king this sausage king that .... when is guy going to back peddle on his sponsorship band waggon? Enough is enough!!!

When a taxi only costs 120 Baht, I can't imagine anyone grubbing around looking for a Songthaew for 30-40 baht. Each to their own though.

If someone has to be that concerned about the cost of getting from the airport to town they probably can't afford to be here.

I think you should just be happy to have those trees in your view, trees are wonderful and create a sense of peace for everyone. YOu get to enjoy having these trees and only have to take care of cleaning up a few leaves off your property, this is typical of living in a community, you pitch in, you help out, and let people live their lives.

As far as the wall goes, I wouldn't want brances on my side of the wall either, and perhaps it might fall down and hurt someone on his side, he might not care as much about the privacy as you do. I would suggest asking him if you can mess his space up just long enought to tear down the wall and rebuild, of course you will foot the bill if he isn't into it.

Just saying you should just keep smiling.

Lifer, on 2012-05-01 19:28:37, said:

Your right that it is a farce and also you are not guessing on the bank statement -  my 4 times renewal of retirement visa will expire on May 18 and every other time I have used the consulate letter - never a problem - my mind has changed along with many of my friends to use the bank statement - in our minds it it more simple to show an asset base in Thai then to spend 50$ and then have the backup info to prove income if they want - this will be my first experience , I'll let you know

Second the tone of the thread makes me a little sad - I have been here for five years now and I didnot realize the extent ( based on the comments ) of many expats living on the edge - cant afford to live in thier own country - worried about more requirement in Thai - in the end I simpathize with the Thai that they dont want a burden on their country and the expat that wants to have a life - in the end its their country guys

millwall_fan, on 2012-05-02 10:38:17, said:

I'm not going to take the bait MF.
You know I can't respond, as you have the protection of your sponsorship.
However, if that's what you think then it's OK with me......and you've got a couple of fans that like your comments too, so you must be right.

This thread is a glaring illustration of why I spend so little time here among the wingeing moaning ever-complaining bigots and xenophobes - including the OP, who hasn't spoken a sensible word since the thread began, and who seems to think that if he keeps repeating himself, he'll suddenly enlighten us all with his BS.

These are the very people who, if they were still back 'home', would be flicking through their racist small-world tabloid newspapers and screaming at all the dark-skinned people 'if you don't like it here, why don't you go back to where you came from!?'

The irony of them now being in another country and daring to write off Thais as stupid is pathetic.

The only possible purpose of this winge-fest is the satisfaction of grumpy, unimaginative morons who wake up every morning wondering what they are going to moan about today. In Australia they call them wingeing poms. Here, the only difference is they are not all English.

pj

KeyserSoze01, on 2012-04-27 03:35:52, said:

Wrong, common sense and courtesy are not genetic but learned behaviors.

I can ageee that careless behavior in the traffic everywhere is "stupid",

It is the conclusion that all Thai drivers are in lack of intelligence I dislike.

doppa, on 2012-04-26 19:23:26, said:

I have not expressed any opinion about how Thai people behave in traffic, what I reacted over was your bad code in calling the Thai people driving in their own country with their own traffic culture for stupid. Their way to behave or act is not grounded on European traffic behavior but is a result of their own culture and coexisting with other Thai drivers in Thai traffic as well as a result of traffic law enforcement or lack of it in Thailand. Drivers here as anywhere are formed by their environment, not stupid.

I can however understand that a certain behavior looks stupid to you from your point of view, but don't call people stupid because they don't have the same background as you. Especially not if you want to be their guest.

I wonder sometimes if xenophobes should leave their homelands at all.  It is claimed that travel is broadening, but it seems that it can be narrowing as well.

We find ourselves in a society that is leapfrogging from following bullocks around fields to driving high speed cars on fairly modern highways without generations and generations, let alone resources, to train themselves to drive.  We who've had a century's worth of ancestors to evolve rules and raise us to follow their learning and yet we expect all others on the planet to be 'wise' in our ways in a fraction of the time?

They're climbing enormous learning curves (OK, sometimes curbs) here, steep everywhichway.  I think that everyone who's not a newbie in Thailand should know that there's a risk involved in transportation - other places are worse yet on this pellet of muck.

I can recall clearly once upon a time in America, when a fellow quite drunk, after driving fast into a trolly island's steel abutment, would suffer nothing worse from the police than a scolding while said officers assisted the looped couple to their home.  No seat belts, so my mom had a scar on her nose for a while.

Sheesh!

All true about  their selfishness and utter disrespect for other road users, but my three most recent near-death experiences
have all been caused by falangs speeding on scooters. And I've seen much more falang insanity from a safer distance.

I just hope they are tourists.