PUBLISHED: 7 Sep 2024 at 04: 00
Charoen Pokphand Foods ( CPF ) has once more denied being responsible for the blackchin tilapia outbreak, but its critics may not have been completely convinced because it relied on findings from its own investigation into the invasive fish scourge rather than that of a third party.
On Thursday, native sailors in Samut Songkhram filed a complaint with Bangkok South Civil Court against CPF, seeking over 2.4 billion bass in payment.
According to a cause, the company is accused of failing to stop the blackchin fish, which the corporation imported from Ghana in 2010 for breeding studies at its growth center in the Amphawa region, from invading local waterways.
A fact-finding committee was established by CPF on Friday to look into the issue from the beginning of 2006 until the study’s removal in earlier 2011. CPF asserted that it was not responsible for the epidemic.
CPF stated that it is prepared to seek legal help to alleviate myths and raise cultural awareness.
The business acknowledged the significance of the matter, saying it is assured that it is not to blame for the blackchin fish outbreak.
In response, CPF has taken aggressive steps in concert with the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives to lessen the anguish of the general public and has actively supported efforts to find solutions with all important industries, it said in a statement.
The company’s initiatives include supporting the government and communities by introducing 200, 000 predatory fish, and promoting the purchase of 2 million kilos of blackchin fish to approach them for seafood products.
In the past, the business has delivered 70, 000 pale sea bass to federal agencies and areas in some regions. It has organised fishing actions on 30 times in 14 regions, catching blackchin fish, the declaration added.