The Study of Filth in Rice of Thailand

Abstract

     This study aimed to evaluate the quality of rice from 5 regions of Thailand. Therefore, it has been analyzed for filth in rice during January 2018 to March 2019, 116 samples were categorized into jasmine rice, brown rice, colour rice and glutinous rice 34, 29, 28 and 25 samples, respectively. The visual examination were found live insects in jasmine rice, brown rice, colour rice and glutinous rice into 16 (47.0%), 22 (75.9%), 15 (53.6%) and 7 (28.0%) of each rice sample and examined under a microscope more than 225 insect fragments were found that did not meet the Defect Action Levels (DAL) requirement, 10 (8.6%) samples were found in jasmine rice, brown rice and glutinous rice into 3 (8.8%), 4 (13.8%) and 3 (12.0%) of each rice sample. It was found that the rice type was statistically related to the number of live insects and light filth samples. It is found in brown rice more than other types of rice. The data from the studies indicates that manufacturers should strict on hygiene and good manufacturing practices to upgrade the quality of products to be of good quality consistently for consumer acceptance and for export.