The Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives received a petition to investigate the Director-General of the Department of Agricultural Sciences regarding his involvement in receiving money to inspect BY2 chemicals in durians and ordered the Permanent Secretary of Agriculture to set up a fact-finding committee. He confirmed that he was acting in accordance with his authority and reiterated that he would not allow any person to cause damage to farmers.
On March 13, 2025, Mr. Thirapat Chanthasriwong, Director-General of the Department of Agriculture, visited the area with Mr. Itthi Sirilathayakorn, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives to meet with durian growers in Chanthaburi and Trat provinces to follow up on the problem of using BY2 and cadmium contaminants in fresh durian exported to China, as well as to provide fruit export policies to fruit packing plant operators in the eastern region for the 2025 production season. สล็อต เว็บตรง